By: Liam Riley, Esquire Being pulled over or stopped at a checkpoint on suspicion of driving under the influence (DUI) can be an overwhelming experience. One particularly confusing part of the process comes after a driver is arrested and taken to the police station, when police ask the driver to ...
Back to Work With Restrictions? You May Still Be Owed a Workers’ Compensation Check
By Maria Elena Dryden Returning to work after an injury does not automatically mean your Workers’ Compensation checks should stop. If you return to light-duty or modified-duty work and earn lower wages because of your work injury, you are entitled to partial disability benefits in addition to ...
Public Universities, Controversial Speech, and the First Amendment: The Ninth Circuit Weighs In
By: Jackie Callahan The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has held that a public university violated a professor’s First Amendment rights by restricting speech that addressed a matter of public concern. This case arose when the University of Washington adopted an official land acknowledgement ...
Sixth Circuit Rejects Cemex, Issuing Major Blow to NLRB’s Authority to Create Policy Through Adjudication
By Ian Martin On Friday, March 6, 2026, in Brown-Forman Corp. v. National Labor Relations Board, a three-judge panel on the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on whether the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) erred in issuing a bargaining order after applying only the Cemex standard to the ...
The Injured Worker’s Obligation to Provide Notice of a Work Injury
By Maria Elena Dryden If you are hurt on the job in Pennsylvania, one of the most important and frequently overlooked steps in protecting your right to benefits is NOTICE. Pursuant to Section 311 of the Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Act, the deadlines regarding notice can determine whether ...
Public Sector Legal Update: PA Supreme Court Limits Ability of Employees to Seek Damages from Unions in Duty of Fair Representation Claims
By: Mat Widzins and Lauren M. Hoye A majority of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has held that public employees cannot seek money damages from public sector labor unions when they bring claims alleging that their union, in failing or refusing to advance a grievance, has breached its duty of fair ...
The Latest in the Ongoing Labor Dispute at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Lauren M. Hoye On January 7, 2026, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the leading newspaper in the City of Pittsburgh, announced that it would cease operations effective May 2026. This announcement comes on the heels of a ruling from the United States Supreme Court on January 7 in which it denied ...
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 ...
Understanding Alternatives to Family Court Litigation in PA
By Aneesah El-Amin-Jaamia When family lawyers first meet a new client, they hear about an upcoming custody battle or similar descriptions used to describe impending family court matters. The nature of the dispute could be the custody of children, a divorce and the division of assets, or the ...
Protect Your Loved Ones: Obtain a Will, Power of Attorney and Other Vital Estate Documents
By Ruth Ann DiDonato Life can change in a moment. If something happens to you, do your loved ones know what to do? Do they know your thoughts on life support if you’re hospitalized? Do they know what you want done with your property? Do they know how to handle your bills and other ...