by Stephen Koppekin | Dec 4, 2018 | Labor, News, Stephen Koppekin, Workplace Policies
Amid the most destructive wildfire season in California history, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has unveiled relief measures to support those affected. The DOL declared in November a comprehensive relief effort spanning several agencies, including the Office of...
by Stephen Koppekin | Nov 26, 2018 | Business, Labor, News, Stephen Koppekin
Starting in 2019, Illinois will join California, New York, Washington D.C. Montana, Massachusetts, Iowa and Pennsylvania in enacting legal provisions requiring employers to reimburse business-related expenses. The change results from an amendment to the Illinois Wage...
by Stephen Koppekin | Apr 18, 2017 | Business, Labor, News, Stephen Koppekin, Tips for Employers, Unions, Workplace Policies
Within the past month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has initiated a shift in its philosophy on what constitutes a joint employer relationship. Until now, the NLRB’s standard for joint-employer status was for an entity to exert actual direct control over...
by Stephen Koppekin | Feb 8, 2017 | News, Workplace Policies
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney signed into law on Monday, January 23, 2017 a bill that would make it an unlawful employment practice for employers to ask job applicants about prior pay. This came after the Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed an ordinance, a...
by Stephen Koppekin | Feb 3, 2017 | News, Stephen Koppekin
The Valley Jesters has appointed me as the new King (Chairman of the Board). I have appointed Harvey Turell as the Crown Prince, the second in command. The Valley Jesters, composed of seventy-two members at any given time, is made up of men who enjoy philanthropy,...
