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 ...
ERISA at 50 – and at 100?
By James S. Beall, Esq. and Louise F. Pongracz, Esq. Our dear friend, Peg Coyle (may she rest in peace), a spunky single lady who supported herself and her family for her long working life, retired in 1970 at age 64 and 9 months. She had worked for her employer for twenty-three years. But, she ...
New York Times Revisits National Women’s Soccer League Players Association Collective Bargaining Agreement, Negotiated by Deborah Willig and Jessica Caggiano
The National Women’s Soccer League Players Association (NWSLPA) has reached a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) which allows the players unrestricted free agency and implements significant salary increases across the board, among other benefits. The CBA went into effect on July 30, 2024, and ...
Attorney Joseph Richardson Discusses Representing Unions During Collective Bargaining
Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Joseph D. Richardson recently discussed the process of collective bargaining on a podcast titled I Am the Law. It was presented by LawHub, a provider of learning resources for aspiring lawyers. Richardson traced his career path from his early years in ...