On November 4, 2016, the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania denied a motion to dismiss one of the first sex discrimination lawsuits based on sexual orientation filed by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC). In U.S. Equal Emp’t Opportunity Comm’n v. Scott Med. Health Ctr., P.C., the EEOC brought the action on behalf of...
It’s been said many times in the last few years about many industries, but it bears repeating: diversity makes dollars and sense. No longer limited to metropolitan areas, the marketplace for restaurants and hotels has become increasingly multicultural, with both employees and customers coming from widely divergent backgrounds. As a result, managing diversity concerns as a restaurant or hotel...
In 1776, artistic consultant Pierre Eugene du Simitiere suggested the adoption of the U.S. motto “E Pluribus Unum” (“Out of Many, One”). The original meaning of the phrase was that out of many colonies rose a great nation. However, in recent years, its meaning has evolved to suggest that out of many peoples, races, religions, languages, and ancestries has emerged...
October marks the two-year anniversary of the U.S. migration to EMV smart-chip enabled payment technology. Despite the fact that the migration was accompanied by a card-present fraud liability shift to the party using the least secure technology, Visa reports that only about 2 million U.S. merchants have transitioned to this new level of technology. This leaves nearly 67 percent...
What made you want to become a state legislator?
I grew up as the son of a small-town pastor. I learned about service and how to love people from my parents. I found my calling early in life and always knew that I would live a life of government service. Serving my neighbors, friends, family, and the community my family...
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BUDGET UPDATE
As of the writing of this article, the state still does not have a finalized state budget and chances are when you are reading this, it still won’t be finalized. Fall session began in mid-September and not much of anything will be done until unfinished budget documents are completed.
HOW WE GOT HERE
The Senate returned to session on...
Many employers collect and store sensitive employee data on a computer system, compelling questions as to whether the employer has a duty to enact extra security measures to safeguard that information from increasingly common data breaches. In a recent pro-employer decision, Dittman v. UPMC, the Pennsylvania Superior Court held that an employer owes no duty to employees to store...
The frequency with which episodes of physical violence, aggressive behavior, harassment—sexual or otherwise—bullying, and intimidation are occurring in the workplace has reached a level of epidemic proportions. Research conducted and compiled by the National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health has repeatedly shown that no business, industry, or market segment will be immune from issues of workplace violence.
The number...
Human trafficking is a hidden crime. It isn’t widely understood or recognized, and its secretive nature is part of the reason it is so ubiquitous across industries around the world. The transient nature of hotels puts them at particular risk to become a location used for this crime, as traffickers often rely on legitimate businesses to house their illicit...
Being a foodservice manager comes with a great variety of responsibilities. But one of the most important of those is the responsibility to keep the food you serve safe. You simply can’t afford not to.
A foodborne illness outbreak can cost an operation thousands of dollars or even result in closure. More important than the monetary costs, though, are the...
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