By Charles Toutant | January 11, 2018
A federal judge in Trenton granted conditional certification Thursday in a collective action against convenience store operator Wawa on behalf of assistant general managers on claims that they were wrongly denied overtime pay.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Ben Seal | January 11, 2018
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper fired for unbecoming conduct after he was accused of harassment by a female trooper can return to work because the incidents that led to his dismissal were not proven at an arbitration hearing, the Commonwealth Court has ruled.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By Lizzy McLellan | January 10, 2018
Two labor and employment veterans strike out on their own.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Sid Steinberg | January 10, 2018
“He said, she said” is one of the clearest paths to trial for a plaintiff claiming workplace harassment or discrimination. This is particularly so when the statements in question are explosive. A clear example of this conundrum for employers was addressed in the recent decision of El v. Advance Stores, No. 17-2345, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 211887 (E.D. Pa. Dec. 27, 2017).
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Charles F. Forer | January 8, 2018
Whenever Bob discusses arbitration with a client, he talks about the advantages of avoiding court proceedings. His first words always are, “You save so much money.” Bob has learned that his clients like to save money and that these savings are more important to them than the speed of arbitration or the ability to pick the decision-maker or the many other benefits that arbitration provides.
The Legal Intelligencer | Commentary
By Christian Petrucci | January 4, 2018
There are those injured workers who seek to maintain activities of daily living through “passive modalities” such as massage therapy, ostensibly saving the insurance company the cost of much more expensive treatment. More numerous are those insurance carriers who do not consider massage therapy to be “medical treatment” at all, and seek to avoid paying for such care—ironically at any costs. “Wouldn't we all love to stay home from work and get a massage,” the cynical criticism goes.
The Legal Intelligencer | News
By P.J. D'Annunzio | January 3, 2018
The Third Circuit has ruled that plaintiffs must prove "but-for" causation in workplace retaliation lawsuits stemming from False Claims Act whistleblowing activity.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 29, 2017
The Third Circuit in 2017 decided a landmark civil rights case over a citizen's ability to record police officers in public, a decision that was immediately propelled to the forefront of the most significant legal rulings in the region.
The Legal Intelligencer | Analysis
By P.J. D'Annunzio | December 28, 2017
Here's a look at the most notable federal court decisions from 2017.
By Erin Mulvaney | December 28, 2017
Here's a roundup of some of our most-read stories about labor and employment this year.
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