Author: Howard A. Rosenthal
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03.15.2018
#MeToo Hits Employers Paying To Cover Up Misconduct
With limited exceptions, payments made by employers to settle lawsuits, and related attorneys’ fees, are generally deductible as ordinary and necessary business expenses. On December 22, 2017, the President signed reforms to the United States Tax Code. Lost in the conversation about the changes to tax rates and various deductions is a provision, proposed by […]
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06.26.2017
New Ordinance Gives Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations Power To Shut Down Businesses That Violate Anti-Discrimination Laws
On May 17, 2017, the Mayor of Philadelphia signed an Ordinance giving the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations the power to order any business to cease operating in the City of Philadelphia if that business is found to have violated Philadelphia’s anti-discrimination laws. The Commission is permitted to take this step in the event of […]
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04.21.2017
Philadelphia Ordinance Banning Questions About Salary History Has Been Stayed
As you may recall, on January 23, 2017, Philadelphia became the first city in the country to pass an ordinance prohibiting employers from inquiring about a prospective employee’s salary history.
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01.21.2017
Third Circuit Extends Disparate Impact Claims Under the ADEA to Subgroups
On January 10, 2017, the Third Circuit, in Karlo v. Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC, No. 15-3435 (3d Cir.), extended the score of claims of discrimination under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (“ADEA”), 29 U.S.C. § 621, et seq., to groups of persons all over the age of 40. Historically, the protected group has been […]
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