July 2016

US DOL Penalties Increase for OSHA, Wage & Hour, Child Labor Violations

Posted on July 5, 2016 by Kathy White, Esq.

Passed in 2015, the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act requires federal agencies to increase penalties for violations of the laws they enforce to maintain their deterrent effect. The Act requires agencies to adopt “catch up” penalties to account for lost time, in some cases decades, since the last adjustments were made and Read more

City of Philadelphia Passes an Anti-Wage Theft Law – Notice Required

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Viri Huerta

Last year, former Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter signed the Wage Theft Law making amendments to Title 9 of The Philadelphia Code. Starting today, employers that violate the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law or the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law will receive higher penalties. If it is determined that wages are owed by the Read more