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June 06, 2005 |

Judge OKs Class Action Against Union in Privacy Protection Suit

In a decision that could change the way some union organizers do business, a federal judge has certified a class action under the federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994 brought by a group of factory workers who claim that a union illegally obtained their home addresses by copying their license plates in the company parking lot. The DPPA was passed in 1994 after the murder of actress Rebecca Schaeffer by a stalker who obtained her address from the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
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December 08, 1999 |

Sexual Orientation Question Off-Limits in Sexual Harassment Suit, Judge Rules

In a same-sex sexual harassment case, a federal judge ruled the defense cannot ask the plaintiff if he is gay because a plaintiff's sexual preference has "no probative value at all" in determining whether he was offended by the alleged harasser's conduct. The judge found that evidence of a plaintiff's sexual predisposition is usually inadmissible at trial under Federal Rule of Evidence 412, a rule that effectively extended the rape-shield laws into the civil, sexual harassment context.
4 minute read
March 09, 2007 |

PEOPLE IN THE NEWS

New AdditionsKenneth R. Gilberg has joined Flaster Greenberg as a shareholder and member of the firm's labor and employment practice group in its Philadelphia office.
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February 22, 2005 |

Study: Pennsylvania Should Abolish WCAB

What would life be like without the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in Pennsylvania? Less workers' comp litigation. Or would there be?
7 minute read
September 02, 2005 |

ERISA Allows Alter-Ego and Veil-Piercing Liability

In a case of first impression within the courts of the 3rd Circuit, an Eastern District judge has ruled that ERISA allows the trustees of a multiemployer pension plan to use both alter-ego and piercing-the-corporate-veil theories of liability against the corporate affiliates and individual owners of a bankrupt company. The opinion is limited to cases under ERISA in which the plaintiff seeks to recover pension plan contributions from an employer that withdraws from a multiemployer pension plan.
6 minute read
February 24, 2005 |

Abolish a Workers' Comp Appeals Board: Yes or No?

What would life be like without the Workers' Compensation Appeals Board in Pennsylvania? Less workers' comp litigation, of course. Or would there be? An agency of the state Legislature has recommended disbanding the administrative review board as a way to reduce the expense of workers' comp litigation statewide. But some critics say eliminating the WCAB would put claimants and employers with legitimate appeals in a tighter and pricier spot.
7 minute read
November 21, 2011 |

Successful Bar Candidates — July 2011 Bar Examination

Notice to the bar.
28 minute read
July 29, 2002 |

Could This Be the Final Round Of Edison Schools Litigation?

A local public interest group`s efforts to oust Edison Schools Inc. from the Philadelphia School District have again been rebuffed.
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