2019
Labor Attorney Ryan Hancock Talks to WHYY About Workers’ Rights in Today’s Gig Economy Willig, Williams & Davidson labor attorney Ryan A. Hancock recently spoke with WHYY’s PlanPhilly reporter Darryl C. Murphy for a podcast report on the rights of gig economy workers such as Uber drivers. Prompted by a recent high-profile...2018
Medical Marijuana, Controlled-Substance Use and the Drug-Free Workplace The prevalence of the so-called drug-free workplace in America is in juxtaposition with the ever-growing use of prescription drugs by employees. The result is that many of us work in drug-free workplaces, but we... CBS/KYW Interviews Partner Michael Dryden Regarding Precedent-Setting Case on Firefighters’ Cancer CBS reporter Cherri Gregg interviewed Philadelphia firefighter Scott Sladek about a recent decision in a case that set precedent for firefighters across Pennsylvania. After being diagnosed with malignant melanoma, Sladek first had difficulty proving... Workers’ Compensation Article Published in The Legal Intelligencer on Unreasonable Contest Attorney Fees A Workers’ Compensation article by Willig, Williams & Davidson appeared in The Legal Intelligencer’s recent Workers’ Compensation supplement that focused on pursuing unreasonable contest attorney fees in workers’ compensation cases. The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation... Willig, Williams & Davidson Labor Lawyer Richard Poulson Argues for Stronger Police Compensation Package Before PA Supreme Court [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette] Richard G. Poulson, labor attorney and partner at Willig, Williams & Davidson, represents the Fraternal Order of Police Fort Pitt Lodge No. 1 (FOP) in a legal battle with the City of Pittsburgh over... Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Amy Rosenberger Participates in The Legal Intelligencer’s Women in Law Roundtable Discussion Willig, Williams & Davidson labor attorney Amy Rosenberger spoke to the editorial team and a panel of her peers at The Legal Intelligencer about the hiring and retention of female attorneys at the publication’s... Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Decision in City of Phila. Fire Dept. vs. W.C.A.B. (Sladek) On October 17, 2018, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued a decision in City of Phila. Fire Dept. vs. W.C.A.B. (Sladek). The decision is a tremendous win for firefighters and dependents dealing with a cancer diagnosis. Michael... Campaign Finance Lawyer Ralph Teti Speaks with KYW NewsRadio on Cohen Guilty Plea Ralph Teti, labor law partner at Willig, Williams and Davidson, spoke with KYW NewsRadio 1060 about Michael Cohen’s guilty plea implicating President Trump in campaign finance violations. Teti, a leading authority on federal and... Ryan Hancock Successfully Represents Plaintiffs in Amazon Courier Violation of Federal Wage Law Of Counsel, Ryan Hancock, represented the plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit where a federal court ruled that defendant, TL Transportation LLC, a company that delivers products for Amazon, broke federal and state law when... Janus v. AFSCME: Then, Now, and the Future of Public Sector Labor Law On June 27, 2018, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision in Janus v. AFSCME, the case that many public sector labor unions had been anticipating since the Supreme Court granted the... View More2019
Willig, Williams & Davidson – October eNewsletter October 2019 eNewsletter September 2019 Newsletter Commonwealth Court Awards Unemployment Benefits to School Employee Who Voluntarily Quit Her Job NLRB Targets Key Election Policies in Proposed Rulemaking The Protections of the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Employment Ordinance Willig, Williams & Davidson... July 2019 Firm Newsletter Pennsylvania House Bill 849 Would Prohibit Employers From Using NDAs in Sexual Harassment Cases Uber Drivers Not Employees, NLRB General Counsel Concludes West Virginia Right-to-Work Makes its Way to the State Supreme Court Willig,... April 2019 Newsletter Deborah Willig Receives Inquirer Influencer of Law Honor Irwin Aronson Concludes Service as Chair of Pennsylvania IOLTA Board With Publication of Annual Report Willig, Williams & Davidson Secures Commonwealth Court Victory Protecting the Rights... February 2019 Newsletter NLRB General Counsel Set to Shelve More Retaliation Claims While Grievances Pending Returning to Work? Pitfalls of PA Workers’ Compensation System Affordable Care Act ‘Decision’: What You Need to Know Third Circuit Rejects Employer...2018
Support Equal Access to Justice / Philadelphia Bar Foundation 2018 Pro Bono Award Willig, Williams & Davidson Receives Philadelphia Bar Foundation 2018 Pro Bono Award November 2018 Newsletter Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Decision in City of Phila. Fire Dept. vs. W.C.A.B. (Sladek) OSHA Proposes Cutbacks on Mandatory Reporting of Workplace Injuries Pennsylvania Supreme Court Decision Supports Governor Wolf’s Executive Order on Home... August 2018 Newsletter Ryan Hancock Successfully Represents Plaintiffs in Amazon Courier Violation of Federal Wage Law Janus v. AFSCME: Then, Now, and the Future of Public Sector Labor Law U.S. Supreme Court Upholds Use of Class Action... July 2018 Janus Decision E-Alert Janus v. AFSCME: Then, Now, and the Future of Public Sector Labor Law May 2018 Newsletter Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down Common Employer Bargaining Tactic as Unlawful Under the Pension Protection Act No Notice of Compensation Payable, No Protection Under Workers’ Comp Expungement of a Protection from Abuse... View More2019
Willig, Williams & Davidson Marks 40th Anniversary with New Brand Philadelphia labor, employment, and workers’ compensation law firm launches new brand inspired by the working men and women the attorneys represent PHILADELPHIA (October 2019) – Philadelphia labor, employment, and workers’ compensation law firm Willig,... Philadelphia Business Journal Ranks Willig, Williams & Davidson Among Top Woman-Owned Businesses in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA (September 2019) – Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that the Philadelphia Business Journal has ranked it among the top woman-owned businesses in Philadelphia. Published each year by the Philadelphia Business... Willig, Williams & Davidson Lawyers Named Among 2020 ‘Best Lawyers in America’ PHILADELPHIA (July 2019) – The Pennsylvania labor, employment and workers’ compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is proud to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2020... Willig, Williams & Davidson Welcomes New Workers’ Compensation Attorney PHILADELPHIA (August 2019) – Philadelphia labor, employment, and workers’ compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that attorney Kurt Kwak has joined the firm. He focuses his practice on Workers’ Compensation and Social Security Disability.... Willig, Williams & Davidson Welcomes New Consumer Law Attorney PHILADELPHIA (August 2019) – Philadelphia labor, employment, and workers’ compensation law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that attorney Jessica Kolansky has joined the firm. Kolansky concentrates her practice on finance-related issues on behalf of consumers,... Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Serves as Keynote Speaker at Union Conference PHILADELPHIA (June 2019) – Philadelphia labor, employment and workers’ compensation firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that partner Irwin Aronson recently served as the keynote speaker at the 12th annual convention of the Northwestern Pennsylvania Area Labor... Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Presents at AFT Pennsylvania Convention PHILADELPHIA (July 2019) – Pennsylvania labor, employment, workers’ compensation and family law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that partner Lauren Hoye recently spoke at the 2019 biennial convention of the American Federation of Teachers (AFT)... Willig, Williams & Davidson Family Law Attorney Presents Training on Basics of Divorce in Pennsylvania Attorney Elizabeth I. Deegan recently ran a training program for Philadelphia Legal Assistance and Jenkins Law Library PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia labor, employment, workers’ compensation and family law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that... Willig, Williams & Davidson Associate Serves as Instructor for Delaware Law School Intensive Trial Advocacy Program Jonathan Krinick served as faculty for the seven-day program designed to help law school students sharpen their trial advocacy skills, from opening statements to closing arguments PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia labor, employment and workers’ compensation firm Willig,... Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Named a 2019 ‘Unsung Hero’ John R. Bielski recognized for work challenging – and ultimately enjoining – Pennsylvania’s Voter ID law, which threatened to disenfranchise urban, low income, minority, elderly, and disabled voters PHILADELPHIA (June 2019) – Willig, Williams &... View More2019
Willig Williams Davidson Benefits Partners Louise (Wendy) Pongracz and James Beall speak at 65th Annual Benefits Conference of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. Willig Williams & Davidson Benefits Partners Louise (Wendy) Pongracz and James Beall are speaking at the 65th Annual Benefits Conference of the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans in San Diego, California on October... Lauren M. Hoye Presents at American Federation of Teachers Lawyers’ Conference Date: Sept. 25 to 27, 2019 Location: AFT Headquarters, 555 New Jersey Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20001 Details: Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Lauren M. Hoye will present at the 2019 American Federation of Teachers Lawyers’ Conference. Her program... Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorney Presents at Joint Conference of Bureau of Mediation and Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board Date: April 10, 2019 Location: Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Details: Willig, Williams & Davidson associate Alidz Oshagan will present at the 2019 Joint Conference of the Bureau of Mediation and Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board. Her presentation will focus on subcontracting... Amy Rosenberger Presents at Pennsylvania Bar Association Labor & Employment Law Retreat Willig, Williams & Davidson partner participates in seminar on practice area hot topics Date: March 9, 2019, 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Location: The Hershey Lodge, Hershey, Pa. Details: Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Amy Rosenberger will serve as... Lauren M. Hoye Presents at Yale Law School’s Robert M. Cover Retreat Date: Feb. 22-24, 2019 Location: Sargent Center, Peterborough, NH Details: Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Lauren M. Hoye will present at Yale Law School’s Robert M. Cover Retreat during the weekend of Feb. 22, 2019. She will join law... Willig, Williams & Davidson Lawyer Kathleen M. Tana Presents for NBI on Adoption Law: Start to Finish Date: Jan, 2019, 11:45 am – 12:15 pm EST Location: National Business Institute website Willig, Williams & Davidson attorney Kathleen M. Tana will present during the National Business Institute’s webcast CLE program, “Adoption Law: Start to Finish.” Tana,...2018
Willig, Williams & Davidson Attorneys Speak at IFEBP Annual Conference Date and Time: Oct. 13, 2018 Location: Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, 900 Convention Center Blvd., New Orleans, LA Details: Employee benefits attorneys James S. Beall and Louise “Wendy” Pongracz, of labor, employment and workers’ compensation law... Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Amy L. Rosenberger Presents at AFL-CIO Annual Union Lawyers Conference Date and Time: May 17, 2018 Location: Hyatt Regency Atlanta Hotel, Atlanta, GA Details: Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Amy L. Rosenberger will present at and moderate a panel at the AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee Annual Union Lawyers Conference in Atlanta,... Willig, Williams & Davidson Managing Partner to Participate on Philadelphia Business Journal Women in Law Panel Date and Time: June 14, 2018 Location: Ballroom at the Ben, 834 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107 Details: Willig, Williams & Davidson managing partner Deborah R. Willig will participate in the Philadelphia Business Journal’s “Women in Law: On the...2017
Labor Lawyer Danielle Newsome Speaks at Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations On November 10th, Philadelphia union-side labor lawyer Danielle Newsome participated in the Cornell School of Industrial and Labor Relations’ Worker Institute Labor Roundtable, in Ithaca, NY. The Labor Roundtable is an annual event that brings a... View More2018
Michael Dryden Discusses PA Firefighter Workers’ Compensation Cancer Cases Decided on the Timeliness Issue (Part 5) [Video] In this short video, Workers’ Compensation Department Chair and Philadelphia attorney Michael Dryden, discusses a set of cases decided on the timeliness issue presented by an Act 46 Cancer Case. Michael Dryden Discusses PA Firefighter Workers’ Compensation Cancer Case: Steele v. Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board (Findlay Township) Part 4 [Video] In this short video, Workers’ Compensation Department Chair and Philadelphia attorney Michael Dryden, discusses a volunteer firefighter’s workers’ compensation cancer case. In Part 4 of this video series, Michael Dryden discusses Steele v. Workers’ Compensation... Michael Dryden Discusses PA Firefighter Workers’ Compensation Cancer Cases Part 3 [Video] In this short video and part 3 of this video series, Workers’ Compensation Department Chair and Philadelphia attorney Michael Dryden, continues his discussion of firefighter Scott Sladek’s workers’ compensation cancer case. In Part 1, Michael... Michael Dryden Discusses PA Firefighter Workers’ Compensation Cancer Cases Part 2 [Video] In Part 2, certified specialist in the practice of workers’ compensation law, Philadelphia attorney at the law firm Willig, Williams & Davidson, Michael G. Dryden, continues his discussion of firefighter workers’ compensation cancer cases,... Michael G. Dryden Discusses Pennsylvania “Rules of the Game” for Firefighter Workers’ Compensation Cancer Cases Part 1 [Video] In this short video, Workers’ Compensation Department Chair and Philadelphia attorney Michael G. Dryden, discusses firefighter workers’ compensation cancer cases, and specifically, the Scott Sladek case. The Scott Sladek case is instrumental in setting... Michael G. Dryden Discusses Firefighter Workers’ Compensation Cancer Cases Introduction [Video] In this short video, Workers’ Compensation Chair and Philadelphia attorney Michael G. Dryden, discusses Workers’ Compensation Act 46, Section 108(r) which recognizes cancer as an occupational disease in firefighters that were exposed to an...2016
Family Law Attorney Kathleen Tana of Willig, Williams and Davidson Discusses Handling Contested Adoptions Philadelphia family law attorney Kathleen Tana discusses handling difficult domestic cases such as contested adoptions and how to anticipate them as an attorney.2015
Workers’ Compensation Attorney Michael Dryden of Willig, Williams and Davidson Provides Employee Rights Around Company Doctors Philadelphia workers’ compensation attorney Michael Dryden discusses your rights as an employee in PA when visiting a company provided doctor. Pennsylvania Attorney Michael Dryden Shows That Workers’ Compensation Laws Provide Obligations for Employers and Employees Philadelphia workers’ compensation attorney Michael Dryden discusses PA workers’ compensation and the amount of time the law provides to notify employers and insurance companies. Philadelphia Attorney Michael Dryden Reviews Specific Loss Benefits In Workers’ Compensation Our workers’ compensation attorney Michael Dryden discusses PA workers’ compensation specific loss benefits and which losses are covered such loss of body parts or partial loss. View More2019
No Organizing Beyond This Point: NLRB Rules Property Rights Outweigh Worker’s Rights in Recent Decisions On Friday, September 6, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued yet another in a series of decisions rolling back the rights of contract workers and non-employee organizers on employer-owned property. In Kroger Mid-Atlantic,... Commonwealth Court Decision Regarding “Necessitous and Compelling” Requirements Under Pennsylvania Law Last month, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania, in a case called Devon Preparatory School v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, ruled that a former employee of Devon Preparatory School (School) was entitled to unemployment compensation... NLRB Targets Key Election Policies in Proposed Rulemaking The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) announced on August 9, 2019 a plan to significantly change three aspects of the Board’s election rules. This process will officially begin on Monday, August 12, 2019, when the agency’s Notice... The Protections of the Philadelphia Fair Workweek Employment Ordinance Philadelphia has taken a big step forward in improving the lives of many retail, food, and hospitality workers in the city. Beginning on January 1, 2020, covered employers will be required to provide employees... Pennsylvania House Bill 849 Would Prohibit Employers From Using NDAs in Sexual Harassment Cases A nondisclosure agreement (“NDA”) is a contract between the employee and the employer that requires the employee to keep trade secrets and other, employer information confidential. Typically, NDAs are a condition of employment. In... Uber Drivers Not Employees, NLRB General Counsel Concludes In a decision made public on May 14, 2019, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) General Counsel Peter Robb’s Division of Advice concluded that UberX and UberBlack drivers who drove for the company in 2015 and... West Virginia Right-to-Work Makes its Way to the State Supreme Court West Virginia’s right-to-work law may be heading for oral argument after the state’s Supreme Court issued an order granting a motion to stay the decision of a circuit court, which struck down key provisions... The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court Protects the Rights of Volunteer Firefighters (With Some Help from Willig, Williams & Davidson) On March 22, 2019, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a decision in Bristol Borough v. WCAB (Burnett) regarding the burden of proof for volunteer firefighters in cancer claims under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act. This decision... The NLRB Weighs in on Union Obligations to Dues Objectors Lobbying is out, trust but verify, and stand by for more chan If you work for or belong to a union, you are probably familiar with the concept of “fair share” fees and non-member... Developments in the Third Circuit Regarding the New Jersey Test for Employee Status On January 29, 2019, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals held, in a precedential opinion, that the Federal Aviation Authorization Administration Act of 1994 (FAAAA) did not preempt the New Jersey law for determining employment status... View More