Pennsylvania’s Commonwealth Court recently sided with Willig, Williams & Davidson client Emmanuel Acho in a significant workers’ compensation case. Acho, a former player with the Philadelphia Eagles, filed a workers’ comp claim petition in 2018 after he injured his thumb twice during practice ...
‘It’s Always the Right Time to Do the Right Thing’
Throughout nearly 50 years as a practicing lawyer, Deborah R. Willig has always sided with the underdog. Willig, our firm’s managing partner, recently sat down with the National Law Journal to discuss a legal career born of a deep passion for equality, a passion that burns just as fiercely ...
Philadelphia Inquirer Covers Dispute with Home Depot Over Fair Workweek Law Requirements
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently covered the efforts of Home Depot employees to unionize as well as a complaint filed by William Bermudez in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court alleging the store’s management violated requirements of Philadelphia’s Fair Workweek Law. Bermudez is represented by Willig, ...
Attorney Ryan Hancock Discusses Dispute Over ‘Fair and Predictable’ Schedules in Philadelphia Inquirer
Willig, Williams & Davidson attorney Ryan Hancock recently discussed his client’s lawsuit in a Philadelphia Inquirer article entitled “Philly medical marijuana dispensary Curaleaf sued for allegedly breaking the city’s Fair Workweek law.” The article examines a lawsuit brought by Frankie ...
Louise ‘Wendy’ F. Pongracz Discusses Impact of Cannabis Legislation on Healthcare Benefits
In a recent article in Benefits Magazine, Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Louise “Wendy” F. Pongracz discussed the challenges faced by employers and health plan sponsors in navigating state laws that legalize medical and recreational marijuana. Co-authored by Pongracz and employee ...
Lawdragon Shares Interview with Deborah Willig
As employees at Amazon, Starbucks, Apple, and hundreds of other majorcompanies nationwide have driven a national movement towardunionization, legal media company Lawdragon sat down with ManagingPartner Deborah R. Willig for an interview spanning the breadth and depth ofher career.Willig has been at ...
Fortune Article Shares Insight from Joseph Richardson on a Union’s First Contract Negotiations
In an article in Fortune magazine, Willig, Williams & Davidson attorney Joseph Richardson discusses the dangers newly unionized employees face when negotiating first contracts with their employers. In a recent string of victories, workers at Starbucks, Amazon, and Chipotle have voted to ...
Michael Dryden Discusses Court Decision Allowing Widow to Collect Benefits for Medication-Induced Death of Police Officer Spouse
In a recent article in Pennsylvania Law Weekly, Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Michael Dryden discussed a court decision that will allow the widow of police officer Raymond Diaz to collect benefits after her husband died from taking a combination of prescribed medications. Because these ...
Willig, Williams & Davidson Helps Secure First-Ever Collective Bargaining Agreement for National Women’s Soccer League Players Association
On February 1, 2022, the National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (Players Association) and the National Women’s Soccer League (League) reached the first collective bargaining agreement in the history of a U.S. women’s professional soccer league. Negotiated by Willig, Williams & ...
Law360 Covers Dispute Between Union and Starbucks Distributor
Willig, Williams, & Davidson attorney Joseph Richardson was recently quoted in Law360’s article about a dispute between Teamster Local 710 and Starbucks distributor Quality Custom Distribution (QCD) over an arbitration award. The award compels QCD to compensate workers for missed wages when ...