Employment discrimination employment discrimination happens in the job recruiting or hiring process or in the workplace it happens when employment decisions such as hiring layoffs pay or other work terms or conditions are based on factors other than qualifications or job performance. Pennsylvania labor employment law employment discrimination provides a thorough and focused examination of the federal state and local equal opportunity and employment discrimination laws governing pennsylvania employers and employees. Child labor laws disability discrimination ada discrimination laws employment age certification fair labor standards act flsa family medical leave fmla health and safety osha labor laws nlra leave laws mass layoffs warn meals and breaks minimum wage minimum wage for tipped employees overtime payday requirements prevailing . Pennsylvania labor employment law employment discrimination provides a thorough and focused examination of the federal state and local equal opportunity and employment discrimination laws governing pennsylvania employers and employees