Plaintiff sought class certification in her action alleging violation of the Philadelphia Fair Criminal Record Screening Standards Ordinance. The court granted the motion, certifying plaintiff's class to consist of all persons who were asked a question regarding a criminal conviction during defendants' online job application process for a specified period after enactment of the Ban the Box Law in 2016.

Federally Removed Action Is Denied Remand; Requirements for Diversity Jurisdiction Met

Dismissal Granted, Plaintiff Failed to Properly Plead Claims

Appellant father appealed the trial court's denial of his petition to hold mother in contempt for failure to comply with the parties' consent agreement in proceedings initiated by mother under the Protection from Abuse Act. The court vacated and remanded for further proceedings, holding that the trial court had authority to hold mother in contempt to enforce a PFA order based on the parties' consent agreement.

Claimant employee petitioned for review of an order of respondent Workers' Compensation Appeal Board which affirmed a workers' compensation judge's adverse determinations on multiple petitions. The court affirmed, holding in part that claimant failed to demonstrate that she received ineffective assistance of counsel where her former attorney withdrew from representation after claimant disagreed with his strategic decisions and recommendations regarding the handling of her case and settlement of her claim.

The court took up appellant's case after having remanded the action to the trial court for a new decision in appellant's appeal of Commonwealth's lifetime disqualification of appellant's commercial driver's license. The court affirmed, holding that appellant failed to demonstrate a violation of the Eighth Amendment's prohibition against cruel and unusual punishment where the Uniform Commercial Driver's License Act mandated lifetime disqualification of appellant's CDL after his commission of a second instance of driving under the influ

Summary Judgment Denied, Impossible to Tell Whether Condo Board Acted Within Bylaws

Appellant township appealed the trial court's order awarding monetary damages for physical injury to a resident's property arising from improper diversion of water. The court dismissed the appeal for township's failure to file post-trial motions, which resulted in waiver of township's issues on appeal.

Impairment rating evaluation physician-evaluator erred in failing to consider the causal link between a workers' compensation claimant's subjective complaints and their accepted work injury and, if necessary, rate those conditions as part of the whole-body impairment rating. Order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board affirmed.

Plaintiff Entitled to Labor Law § 240 (1) Summary Judgment, Court Rules