Articles and News

• Philadelphia Employment Attorney Patricia Pierce of Willig, Williams & Davidson Elected Fellow of The College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
  June 25, 2010
  
  
• Court Rules That Public Employer May Search Text Messages Sent and Received at Workplace
  June 17, 2010
  
  
• Unsung Heros - Pro Bono Supplement
  May 25, 2010
  The Legal Intelligencer
  
  
• Highlights on Health Care Reform Legislation
  May 20, 2010
  In March, President Obama signed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (and an accompanying reconciliation bill) into law.  This new law will make dramatic changes to this country’s health care system. Here is what you need to know... 
  
  
• Form 990-N E-Postcard Due May 17, 2010 For Small Calendar Year Tax-Exempts, Including Labor Unions
  May 12, 2010
  
  
• Women in the Profession
  April, 2010
  
  
• The Docket, The Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University Newsletter
  Spring, 2010
  
  
• Philadelphia VIP Honors Willig, Williams & Davidson for Extraordinary Pro Bono Efforts
  April 10, 2010
  Philadelphia Union-side Labor Law Firm Receives Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. Award
  
  
• Firefighters Union Fights to Keep Paramedics
  April 1, 2010
  
  
• Philadelphia Labor Lawyer Amy L. Rosenberger of Willig, Williams & Davidson Appointed to AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Board of Directors
  March 31, 2010
  Philadelphia Law Firm Partner Appointed to National Legal Organization Board
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Stuart Davidson Elected Chairman of the American Friends of the Yitzhak Rabin Center Board of Directors
  March 20, 2010
  
  
• Mayor Sinnott To Close One Erie Fire Company
  March 16, 2010
  "The City of Erie threatens closure of one fire station after the Erie Court of Common Pleas grants the Erie Firefighters motion for civil contempt for failure of the City to implement safety and staffing provisions of the interest arbitration award previously affirmed by the Court"
  
  
• Judge Hears Oral Arguments in Erie Firefighter Case
  March 10, 2010
  The Erie County Court of Common pleas heard oral argument on the Erie Firefighters' motion for civil contempt for failure of the City of Erie to implement safety and staffing provisions of the interest arbitration award which had earlier been affirmed on appeal
  
  
• State Budget Impasse: The Political Question Doctrine, Stautory Interpretation and Federal Pre-Emption
  March 9, 2010
  The Legal Intelligencer Supplement - Top Cases of 2010
  
  
• Whither the Employee Free Choice Act
  February 22, 2010
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Launch of New Web Site
  February 12, 2010
  Philadelphia union-side labor law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that the firm is celebrating its 30th anniversary. For the past three decades its mission has remained the same: to level the playing field by helping unions and working families navigate a complex and sometimes intimidating legal system. With that in mind, the firm is equally pleased to announce the launch of their new Web site at www.wwdlaw.com.
  
  
• Philadelphia Labor Law Firm Willig, Williams & Davidson Announces Three New Partners
  January 29, 2010
  Philadelphia union-side labor law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce three new partners, all of whom have contributed significantly to the firm’s efforts on behalf of its clients. The newly named partners are real estate practitioner Kristine A. Phillips, labor and employment lawyer John R. Bielski and wills and estates attorney Sharon L. Steingard.
  
  
• Phila. Fire Deaths at Record Low in 2009
  January 12, 2010
  Deaths by fire in Philadelphia reached a historic low in 2009, Fire Commissioner Lloyd M. Ayers announced yesterday, though the statistic was tempered by the highest number of fire injuries in a decade.
  
  
• Philadelphia Union Lawyers Secure Hard-won Victory for Pennsylvania Public Employees Deprived of Pay During Budget Clashes
  December 30, 2009
  Pennsylvania Supreme Court Rules Rendell Administration's "Payless Paydays" a Violation of The Fair Labor Standards Act
  
  
• Judge backs ruling on Erie Firefighter staffing
  December 10, 2009
  An Erie County judge won't set aside part of an arbitrator's award that city officials have said could force the city to hire as many as 24 new firefighters at a cost of up to $1.73 million in its first year alone.
  
  
• Upper Merion Police May Feel Budget Ax
  December 10, 2009
  A battle to balance Upper Merion's budget turns into a fight for the township's police force.
  
  
• Final Approval Granted In Johnson v. Pennsylvania Agency of Nurses
  December 1, 2009
  
  
• Teachers Following Contract Work Rules
  November 20, 2009
  Hatboro-Horsham teachers will not be writing letters of recommendation, chaperoning or performing other chores above what is required.
  
  
• Philadelphia Gives Struggling Homeowners a Chance to Stay Put
  November 18, 2009
  Kristine A. Phillips gives Philadelphia Struggling Homeowners A Chance to Stay Put
  
  
• Justices Agree to Hear Dentist's Cross-Appeal in $4 Mil. Case
  November 17, 2009
  A second appeal over a $4 million jury verdict awarded to a former University of Pennsylvania dentist will be heard now that the state Supreme Court granted a cross-petition for allocatur filed by the dentist against the university.
  
  
• City sees employee benefits as way to save money.
  November 13, 2009
  City officials yesterday said that they expected to save $6.3 million annually by making some changes to health-benefit plans offered to nonunionized city workers - including upping some out-of-pocket costs and shifting the way the city pays insurance bills.
  
  
• Dems win on GOP turf
  November 8, 2009
  Old-fashioned, door-to-door campaigning, a dedicated group of volunteers and a well-financed campaign chest helped get two Democrats elected to the traditionally all-Republican Board of Supervisors on Tuesday.
  
  
• Philadelphia Attorney Deborah R. Willig Inducted into Temple University League for Entrepreneurial Women’s Hall of Fame
  November 1, 2009
  Philadelphia union-side labor law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Deborah R. Willig, Esq., has been inducted into the Temple University League for Entrepreneurial Women’s Hall of Fame. A Temple University School of Law alumna, Willig was honored during Temple’s 10th Annual Women’s Entrepreneurship Conference on October 27, 2009, held at the university’s main campus.
  
  
• Final Approval Granted in Bethune v. Maxim Healtcare Services
  October 30, 2009
  
  
• Court Certifies Wage & Hour Class Action in Bishop, et al. v. Lee’s Industries, Inc.
  October 23, 2009
  
  
• Justices Take Up Case on Calculation of Future Income Damages (The Legal Intelligencer)
  September 18, 2009
  Court Grants Allocatur in Appeal of $4 Million Award to Ex-Penn Dental Prof
  
  
• Tensions Fill Pension Bill for PA Towns
  September 6, 2009
  Before Philadelphia City Council passed Mayor Nutter's $3.8 billion budget in May - a budget that relied heavily on action by the state legislature - veteran politicians whispered that any plan depending on Harrisburg would come with a price tag.
  
  
• Have Contract, Can't Furlough
  August 31, 2009
  Two court victories over unpaid-leave offer hope, precedent to public employees
  
  
• Pa. Pension Proposal Raises Union Ire
  August 25, 2009
  Philadelphia is on the verge of finally getting the emergency budget help from state lawmakers it so badly needs, but with a huge catch: if the city does not cut pension expenses immediately, the fiscal assistance will vanish.
  
  
• Philadelphia Settled Firefighters' Discrimination Suit
  July 1, 2009
  The City of Philadelphia this year quietly paid out $275,000 to settle claims by five white firefighters that they had been discriminated against in the promotion process.