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 ...
Law360 Covers Hospital Nurses’ Union Vote, Quotes Attorney Ryan Hancock
Nurses at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)’s Magee-Womens Hospital will soon decide if they want union representation. Service Employees International Union affiliate SEIU Healthcare Pennsylvania filed a petition in May 2025 to represent registered nurses, including those who serve as ...
Labor Lawyer Michelle Devitt Discusses Executive Order Slashing Workforce
As part of a plan for the newly created Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Trump recently issued an executive order requiring federal agencies to “initiate large-scale reductions in force.” Under this order, federal agencies may hire only one employee for every four that leave. ...
Labor Lawyer Richard Poulson Cautions Workers Mulling Public vs. Private Sector
Some public service employees may be looking to transition to the private sector as the Trump administration aims to reduce the federal workforce. Motivated by a recent buyout offer and philosophical differences with the new leadership, some federal employees are turning to outplacement services to ...
Willig, Williams & Davidson Labor Attorney to Discuss National Labor Relations Board Updates with New Jersey LERA
Date: Feb. 3, 2025 Time: 7 p.m. ET Location: Mulberry Street Restaurant, Woodbridge, New Jersey Details: Labor attorney Jessica C. Caggiano will participate in a discussion about the latest developments at the National Relations Board (NLRB) during the New Jersey Chapter of the Labor and ...
WNBA Players Opt Out of Collective Bargaining Agreement
In what the Women's National Basketball Players Association president calls a “defining moment,” the association that represents all WNBA players announced on Oct. 21, 2024 that it has chosen to opt out of its current collective bargaining agreement. With counsel from a five-person advisory ...
Striking for the Future: How Workers and Lawyers Protect Society Together
By Erica Beth Askin A recent article on Law.com, originally published on Corporate Counsel, compared striking workers to “ill-tempered,” “angry” kids in the back seat while on vacation, conditioned to demand more and more ice cream from their parents. But here’s the crux: strikes aren’t ...