Construction Law Now Blog

The “Job Applicant Fairness Act,” (the Act) signed into law on April 12, 2011, prohibits most Maryland employers from using credit reports and credit histories as a means of determining hiring and retention. Generally, employers are ...

On March 24, 2011, Cohen Seglias Pallas Greenhall & Furman’s Labor & Employment Group hosted the 3rd Annual Labor & Employment Law Seminar, at the Four Seasons Hotel in Philadelphia. About 70 people attended the half-day seminar to ...

On March 23, 2010, President Barack Obama signed the comprehensive health care reform law (Reform) to expand health care coverage in the United States. Impact of Comprehensive Health Care Reform Law on Employers It is an understatement to say that ...

In a recent survey of 441 human resource professionals, the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)  was overwhelmingly identified as the single most problematic federal employment law. The FMLA, which covers employers with at least 50 ...

On October 13, 2010, Governor Ed Rendell signed into law House Bill 400, establishing the Construction Workplace Misclassification Act (CWMA). This new law goes into effect on February 10, 2011, and will have a dramatic impact on all construction ...

September 30, 2010 is the deadline to file the Employer Information Report, otherwise known as an EEO-1, with the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC). Do you know if you are required to file? If so, have you gathered all the information ...