After a 15-month bargaining stretch and a 150-hour marathon negotiation, the Women's National Basketball Players Association (WNBPA) has ratified a historic collective bargaining agreement with the WNBA. The players will receive the largest salary increase from one CBA to the next in the history of ...
Law360 Covers NLRB’s Decision to Maintain Hospital’s Agreement with Service Employees’ Union
Service Employees International Union Healthcare Pennsylvania (SEIU HCPA) will continue to serve as the bargaining representative for services and maintenance employees working at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Washington in Washington, Pennsylvania. A recent petition from hospital ...
Michael Dryden Featured on Legends of Labor Hall of Fame Broadcast by Philadelphia Labor Leaders
Mike Dryden, a respected workers’ compensation lawyer at Willig, Williams & Davidson, recently appeared on Who’s Who in Philly Labor on WWDB-AM as the latest inductee into the Legends of Labor Hall of Fame. During the event, he talked about representing injured workers and the firm’s ...
Employee Benefits Lawyer James Beall Discusses ERISA Excessive Fee Litigation in Law360
Millions of workers rely on employer-sponsored defined contribution retirement plans to ensure a financially stable future, but these 401(k) and 403(b) plans sometimes contain hidden or excessive fees. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) requires that employers pay only necessary and ...
Public Employees, Social Media, and the First Amendment: What the Latest Cases Tell Us
By Richard G. Poulson and Jessica C. Caggiano In the wake of the killing of Charlie Kirk, some government employers throughout the country disciplined employees for posting comments on social media that ranged from harsh criticism to gallows humor. But were those disciplinary actions lawful?The ...
Protecting Household Pets from Domestic Violence
By Brett Zeitlin What happens to a household pet when domestic violence occurs? Is the pet itself in danger? Who does the pet go with if parties are separated because of domestic violence? Until recently the court had no control over this issue and no answers to these questions; the law ...
The Importance of Obtaining a Name Change in Pennsylvania to Get a REAL ID
For Pennsylvania residents looking to fly domestically or enter federal facilities, obtaining a REAL ID is becoming increasingly essential. As of May 7, 2025, federal law will require a REAL ID or another federally accepted form of identification (Passport) for access to certain secure federal sites ...
Labor Lawyer Michelle Devitt Discusses Whole Foods Union Dispute
Workers at a Philadelphia Whole Foods have voted to become the first store in the grocery chain to unionize. However, the certification of this vote has been delayed for several months due to the Trump administration’s firing of National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) member Gwynne Wilcox. Without a ...
Employment and Labor Lawyer Ryan Allen Hancock Talks Charlie Kirk-Related Firings with Axios
The killing of Charlie Kirk has sparked heated discussions on social media that is causing ramifications in real life. Some employees are facing disciplinary actions at work for expressing personal opinions online and outside of work that do not align with their employers’ views. Public and private ...
Michelle Devitt Discusses Leading Philadelphia Chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association with Law360
Willig, Williams & Davidson attorney Michelle “Micky” Devitt has been chosen to serve as president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA), an organization for professionals in industrial relations and human resources. The focus of her one-year term ...