HARRISBURG – The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania overturned a ruling of the Unemployment Compensation Board of Review that denied benefits to a former behavioral specialist who took on work as an Uber driver, according to a Jan. 24 opinion.
HARRISBURG – The proposed Freedom to Work Act, which proposes a ban on non-compete agreements by Pennsylvania employers, could cause a great deal of concern but faces a long road to passage, a Fisher & Phillips attorney says.
ALLENTOWN – A Reading woman alleges she was terminated in retaliation of reporting the pay practices of her former employer to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry.
PHILADELPHIA – A multiemployer employee benefit plan headquartered in Newton Square allege that a Texas company failed to remit employee contributions.
HARRISBURG – A self-employed attorney who is the only shareholder of his Scranton law firm is required to pay unemployment compensation taxes, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania ruled on Thursday.
PHILADELPHIA – A Kansas City, Missouri company is alleged to have breached a bargaining agreement and failed to remit contributions to a labor union's funds.
PITTSBURGH – An engineering union based in Pittsburgh claims a Philadelphia bonding company has not paid it more than $464,000 in contributions and wage deductions, and is looking to recoup that outstanding amount through litigation.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh-based non-profit corporation claims a bonding company has neglected to pay it more than $150,000 in contributions and wage deductions, and has initiated litigation to recover that amount
