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• Pennsylvania Labor Attorney Irwin Aronson Co-Hosts Special Three-Hour Presidents' Day Edition of The Rick Smith Show
  February 20, 2012
  Pennsylvania labor attorney Irwin Aronson was the guest co-host of a special Presidents’ Day edition of The Rick Smith Show. During the show, Aronson interviewed In These Times Executive Editor David Moberg; Mark Price, a lead economist from the Keystone Research Center; and Sharon Ward, the director of The Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center.
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Irwin Aronson Speaks about Gov. Corbett's Budget Message on The Rick Smith Show
  February 8, 2012
  Willig, Williams and Davidson Partner Irwin Aronson was interviewed on the Feb. 8 edition of The Rick Smith Show about Gov. Corbett's Budget Message that was delivered to a joint session of the Pennsylvania General Assembly on Feb. 7.
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Irwin Aronson Addresses Employee Rights Issues in Relation to "Term Limits" Imposed by Some Employers
  February 4, 2012
  Listen to Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Irwin Aronson interviewed on the Wednesday, February 4, 2012 edition of The Rick Smith Show, "Where Working People Come to Talk." In this segment of the show, host Rick Smith speaks with Aronson about the new Revel Casino scheduled to open in Atlantic City, N.J. and the casino operator’s startling announcement that it is imposing a so-called "term limit."
  
  
• Labor Law Attorney Irwin Aronson Discusses American Labor Laws and Workers' Rights on The Rick Smith Show
  January 25, 2012
  Radio talk show host Rick Smith interviewed Irwin Aronson, a partner and labor law attorney with Willig, Williams & Davidson, on the Jan. 25, 2012 edition of The Rick Smith Show.
  
  
• The Legal Intelligencer Quotes Labor Law Attorney Ralph Teti in Fire Service Paramedics Collective Bargaining Dispute Article
  January 23, 2012
  About 200 paramedics who work for the Philadelphia Fire Department may continue as part of the collective bargaining unit for uniformed department employees, the Commonwealth Court has ruled, deciding the "Fire Service Paramedics" were still firefighters under Pennsylvania's Act 111.
  
  
• Labor Law Attorney Irwin Aronson Co-hosts The Rick Smith Show with Dr. Steven Herzenberg of the Keystone Research Center
  January 11, 2012
  On January 11, 2012, Willig, Williams & Davidson labor law attorney Irwin Aronson and Dr. Steven Herzenberg of the Keystone Research Center sat in for Rick Smith of The Rick Smith Show and led his three-hour radio program.
  
  
• Labor Law Attorney Irwin Aronson Explores the Misclassification of Workers on The Rick Smith Show
  January 5, 2012
  Labor law attorney Irwin Aronson focuses on the growing effort at legitimizing misclassification of workers by unscrupulous employers while exploiting workers and legitimate employers in the process.
  
  
• Judge Halts Erie County Nursing Home Workers' Pension Changes
  December 29, 2011
  AFSCME lawyer from Philadelphia, filed paperwork in Erie County Court asking a judge immediately to halt the changes so that the union can dispute the changes before the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board and also challenge the constitutionality of the pension plan changes.
  
  
• Labor Law Attorney Irwin Aronson Interviewed on The Rick Smith Show about a Pennsylvania Public Education and Student Advocates Victory
  December 14, 2011
  A coalition of public and private sector unions, the Pennsylvania American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (PA AFL-CIO) and public education and student advocates successfully halted a last minute legislative effort in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
  
  
• Labor and Employment Attorney Alaine Williams Comments on the Harrisburg Bankruptcy Petition in the Pennsylvania Law Weekly
  December 6, 2011
  A bankruptcy judge's ruling last month to toss a Chapter 9 bankruptcy petition from members of Harrisburg City Council gives room for Pennsylvania to flex its sovereign muscles — at least over the limited number of municipalities deemed financially distressed in the state.
  
  
• Labor and Employment Attorney Richard Poulson Speaks about PA Supreme Court Ruling for Firefighters' Rights in The Philadelphia Inquirer
  November 30, 2011
  A Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling will make it harder for the City of Philadelphia to enforce changes to its Deferred Retirement Option Plan, or DROP, a firefighters' union lawyer said Tuesday.
  
  
• The Legal Intelligencer Interviews Attorney Richard Poulson about PA Supreme Court Ruling for Firefighters' Pension Rights
  November 30, 2011
  A public employer cannot unilaterally eliminate firefighters' pension benefits without collectively bargaining with a union representative first, the state Supreme Court has ruled.
  
  
• State Supreme Court Restores Costly Pension Benefit for Erie Firefighters
  Willig, Williams & Davidson attorney Richard G. Poulson is quoted in article regarding Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on D.R.O.P for Firefighters in Erie.
  
  
• Ronnie Polaneczky: At PPA, tickets and violations
  November 8, 2011
  Labor Lawyer Ralph J. Teti comments on PPA
  
  
• Six council seats up for grabs in Lansdowne
  October 28, 2011
  Workers' Compensation Attorney Marianne Henry Saylor runs for Council seat
  
  
• Real Estate Law Attorney Kristine Phillips Shares Memories in The Legal Intelligencer's September 11 Tribute
  September 9, 2011
  Philadelphia residential and commercial real estate law attorney Kristine A. Phillips recalls her memories from September 11 in The Legal Intelligencer's memorial tribute to September 11, 2001.
  
  
• Teamsters Local 676 and Willig, Williams & Davidson Win Paycheck Fight for New Jersey Public Employees
  August 5, 2011
  New Jersey labor and employment attorney Laurence Goodman’s legal victory in a dispute over unpaid wages for Teamsters Local 676 and a group of New Jersey public workers was the subject of a recent article in the Times of Trenton. The case involved East Windsor Township’s improper denial of wages to employees in violation of their collective bargaining agreement. Attorney Goodman and the Teamsters union overturned the pay reduction at arbitration, then successfully defended the arbitration victory in the face of an employer appeal
  
  
• The Philadelphia Inquirer Speaks to Union Lawyer Ralph Teti about Teacher Layoffs
  June 12, 2011
  Pennsylvania labor and employment law attorney, Ralph J. Teti, is quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer about the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers’ successful legal battle to forestall improper teacher layoffs and prevent the Philadelphia School Reform Commission’s violation of union contracts.
  
  
• Employment Law Attorney Ralph Teti Interviewed on KYW Newsradio about Philadelphia School District Layoffs
  June 7, 2011
  Philadelphia employment law attorney, Ralph J. Teti, was interviewed by KYW Newsradio's Mike DeNardo about Philadelphia School District layoffs and the school district's violation of union contracts.
  
  
• Employment Law Attorney Bruce Ludwig Comments on the Enforcement of Social Media Policies
  March 24, 2011
  Employment attorney Bruce Ludwig comments on the enforcement of social media policies.
  
  
• Labor & Employment Lawyer Nancy Lassen Mentioned in Hope Moffett Lawsuit Coverage
  March 14, 2011
  Nancy Lassen represents the teachers union seeking injunctive relief and damages for constitutional violations.
  
  
• Employment Law Attorney Ralph Teti Comments on the Hope Moffett Federal Lawsuit and Teachers' Rights
  March 11, 2011
  Ralph Teti comments on employment law and teachers' rights regarding the Hope Moffett federal lawsuit.
  
  
• Employment Law Attorney Bruce Ludwig Discusses Employment Law and Social Media Policies
  February 13, 2011
  Bruce Ludwig comments on a Central Bucks School District teacher's freedom of speech and social media policy matter.
  
  
• Employment Lawyer Ralph Teti Quoted on Unemployment Compensation
  January 28, 2011
  Michael Marren was found guilty of aggravated indecent assault. He's collecting unemployment checks while out on bond and awaiting sentencing. This, an official says, is wrong.
  
  
• Teamsters Local 676 and Willig, Williams & Davidson Take the Fight to Governor Christie and Win
  January 26, 2011
  Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Mark Featherman was quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer after winning an arbitration award that found that Governor Christie of New Jersey violated the collective bargaining agreement between Teamsters Local 676 and the Delaware River Port Authority when the Authority took away employee train passes and EZ-Passes.
  
  
• Past Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Deborah Willig Speaks about Women's Career Paths
  January 5, 2011
  The Women in the Profession Committee hosted four past Chancellors and the Vice Chancellor recently to discuss the women’s career paths and shed light on what it takes to become Chancellor of the Bar Association.
  
  
• PA Supreme Court $4 Million Verdict Against University of Pennsylvania Covered on KYW Newsradio 1060
  December 28, 2010
  In a David vs. Goliath-like law suit, Mark L. Helpin, D.M.D. of Haverford, Pa., sued The University of Pennsylvania in an employment dispute for breach of contract.
  
  
• Past Philadelphia Bar Association Chancellor Deborah Willig Speaks at Panel Event on "Pathways to Leadership"
  December 3, 2010
  A panel of former female chancellors of the Philadelphia Bar Association spoke about their career experiences, balancing home and work life, and the challenges they faced on their path to becoming chancellor during the "Pathways to Leadership" discussion.
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner and Labor Attorney Alaine Williams Discusses Harrisburg Compensation Matters
  October 22, 2010
  If you work for the city of Harrisburg, the cascading financial problems have been distilled now to one very personal question: Will I get my paycheck next week?
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Richard Poulson Comments on Philadelphia Firefighters Study
  October 20, 2010
  City fire officials, faced with budget cutbacks, costly union contracts, and complaints about the
  Nutter administration's commitment to public safety, have asked the state to fund a first-ever
  study of the city's needs for a 21st-century Fire Department.
  
  
• Pennsylvania Labor Lawyer Richard Poulson Quoted Regarding Philadelphia's DROP Pension Benefit
  September 8, 2010
  Philadelphia union attorney Richard Poulson defends public employee pension rights in the Philadelphia Inquirer.
  
  
• Stuart Davidson Speaks to WTXF-TV FOX 29 About Labor Unions
  September 6, 2010
  Willig, Williams & Davidson partner, Stuart Davidson was interviewed by WTXF-TV FOX 29 reporter Bruce Gordon. Davidson discussed why labor unions are relevant in America and why the labor movement is vital.
  
  
• Labor Lawyer Deborah Willig Discusses Diversity at Willig, Williams & Davidson
  August 10, 2010
  In January, Paoli, Pa.-based insurance litigation boutique Connor Weber & Oberlies named Margaret E. Wenke the firm's first female managing shareholder in its 27-year history.
  
  
• Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Kathleen Tana Successfully Represents Pro Bono Client
  May 25, 2010
  Kathleen Tana represented a SeniorLAW Center elderly client in a protracted custody matter and appeal to Superior Court to obtain permanency for a 10-year-old child who had been abandoned by his mother. She spent in excess of 100 hours in successfully asserting the client's right for custody.
  
  
• Women in the Profession Roundtable Moderated by Deborah Willig
  April, 2010
  Deborah Willig, the managing partner of Willig Williams & Davidson, served as the moderator for the 2010 Women in the Profession Roundtable hosted by The Legal Intelligencer.
  
  
• The Docket, The Earle Mack School of Law at Drexel University Newsletter
  Spring, 2010
  Nan Lassen teachers a Labor Law Class at Drexel with a unique twist.
  
  
• Union-Side Labor Lawyer John Bielski Discusses Firefighters Union and the City of Philadelphia
  April 1, 2010
  Philadelphia's firefighters union was up in arms Thursday, over what they say is an effort by the mayor to remove paramedics from the union.   Now City Council is planning action.
  
  
• Labor Law Attorney John Bielski Quoted on Erie Pennsylvania Union Case
  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"
  
  
• John Bielski Philadelphia Labor Lawyer Discusses Erie Pennsylvania Firefighters' Union 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
  
  
• Labor and Employment Lawyer Mark Featherman Authors Article About Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)
  February 22, 2010
  Whatever happened to the Employee Free Choice Act (EFCA)? President Obama promised to make it "the law of the land" if he was elected. Senator Majority Leader Harry Reid reaffirmed his commitment to the EFCA last fall, as did Pennsylvania Senators Robert P. Casey Jr. and Arlen Specter.
  
  
• Pennsylvania Labor Lawyer Richard Poulson Quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer Regarding Firefighters
  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.
  
  

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