Video Transcript: Hello. My name is Mike Dryden. I'm the head of the Workers' Compensation Department. Today, I want to talk a little bit about occupational disease in the Workers' Compensation Act. I've had the honor of representing hundreds of firefighters across this Commonwealth who've ...
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 ...
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 ...
October 2024 Newsletter
STAY INFORMED ERISA at 50 – and at 100? Our friend Peg Coyle, a dedicated worker for 23 years, was laid off just before turning 65, losing her full pension. This led to the creation of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Now, it's time to update this crucial law.Learn ...
Workers’ Compensation Attorney Joins Willig, Williams & Davidson
Labor and employment firm adds lawyer with decades of experience representing injured workers PHILADELPHIA (September 2024) – Labor, employment, workers’ compensation and family law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that attorney Eric S. Borjeson has joined the firm’s ...
Willig, Williams & Davidson Voted Best Labor and Employment and Family Law Services by Readers of The Legal Intelligencer
PHILADELPHIA (August 2024) – Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that it has been voted the best Philadelphia-area labor and employment law firm by readers of The Legal Intelligencer in the ALM publication’s “Best of 2024” survey. The firm was also recognized as one of the top ...
Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney to Discuss Hiring Initiatives During Philadelphia EEOC Workshop
Date: June 8, 2023 Time: 12 p.m. ET Details: Employment attorney Ryan A. Hancock will participate in a virtual event titled “Eyes Wide Open on Hiring Initiatives: Strategies to Recruit and Retain the Best Employees Workshop,” presented by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ...
Law360 Shares Insight from Joseph Richardson on National Labor Relations Board’s 10(j) Injunction
The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) recently disclosed that it takes an average of nearly 10 months to file an emergency injunction that would end an ongoing labor violation. In an article in Law360, Willig, Williams & Davidson attorney Joseph Richardson discusses how this glacial pace ...