Philadelphia-resident and candidate for judge Michael Huff, represented by Willig, Williams & Davidson’s election lawyers Ryan Allen Hancock and Samuel Datlof, won a major victory at the Pennsylvania Supreme Court this week. The unanimous Supreme Court overturned a lower court’s decision that ...
DOGE Access at the National Labor Relations Board Raises Data Security Concerns
By Micky Devitt, Esq A whistleblower at the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has reported that the Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has accessed the agency’s internal data systems, extracted data, and may have opened the agency up to larger data security breaches. DOGE’s mission ...
First Responder – PTSI Act: A Game-Changer for Pennsylvania’s First Responders
By Maria Elena Dryden On Oct. 23, 2024, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro signed the First Responder - Post-Traumatic Stress Injury Amendment (Act 121 of 2024) to the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act into law. This amendment represents a step forward in recognizing and supporting the ...
Social Security Fairness Act Will Help Public Sector Retirees
By James S. Beall, Esq. In a victory for many retired firefighters, police officers, teachers and others who have seen lower Social Security checks because of their state and local pensions, Congress passed the Social Security Fairness Act on December 21, 2024. President Biden is expected to sign ...
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 ...
What Is a Notice of Temporary Compensation Payable?
By Maria Elena Dryden When an employee is injured at work and the employer is properly notified of the injury, the employer is required by law to respond in one of three ways within 21 days. The employer must issue either: ~ Notice of Compensation Payable;~ Notice of Temporary Compensation ...
Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Regulations Take Effect in Most States Following Legal Challenges
By Hazel Millard The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) requires employers to make reasonable accommodations for workers who are pregnant, post-partum, or experiencing related medical conditions. This federal anti-discrimination law applies to all public sector employers and private sector ...
NLRB’s Fair Choice-Employee Voice Rule Restores Policies To Foster Employees’ Free Choice of Representatives
By Michelle Devitt At the end of July, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) adopted a Final Rule called the Fair Choice-Employee Voice Rule to overturn three Trump-era policies that had encouraged employer interference and delay in employee organizing and destabilized bargaining ...
The Supreme Court Weighs in on Starbucks Union Organizing Dispute
By: Rotimi Adeoye and Lauren Hoye In a recent landmark decision, the U.S. Supreme Court addressed a crucial question: How should federal courts evaluate requests for injunctions in union-related cases under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)? The case, Starbucks v. McKinney, arose from a ...
Attorneys Ryan Hancock, Jordan Konell, and Samuel Datlof File Suit on Behalf of Union Employees of University of the Arts in Wake of School’s Sudden Closure
The University of the Arts recently announced its closure, giving its employees and students only one week’s notice before the school shut down on June 7, 2024. University president Kerry Walk cited declining enrollment and unanticipated expenses in an announcement made on May 31. Former employees ...