Proposed Overtime Regulations are Good News for the Middle Class

The U. S. Department of Labor has published a proposed rule that would modernize longstanding overtime exemptions for white-collar employees, a move intended to greatly expand the pool of American workers entitled to overtime pay for work beyond 40 hours in a work week. If adopted, the change will render nearly 5 million more Americans eligible for overtime pay. Could you be one of them?

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SCOTUS Upholds Healthcare Subsidies for Millions of Americans

On June 24, 2015, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in King v. Burwell, in which it considered whether a small ambiguity in the language of the Affordable Care Act meant that only citizens in states that had established their own healthcare Marketplaces or Exchanges were eligible for financial assistance in purchasing insurance coverage. A vote upholding this position would have stripped the vital subsidies from the millions of individuals who live in states in which the federal government, not the state, had established the Marketplace.

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Minor League Players Sue MLB for Wage, Antitrust Violations

Two recently filed federal lawsuits may open a new chapter of labor discord between Major League Baseball and its players. Unlike in the past, the disgruntled workers are not major league players but the approximately 6,000 minor league players whom MLB teams employ to play for their minor league affiliates. In Senne v. Major League Baseball, 43 former minor league players filed a federal class action suit against MLB, its former commissioner, Bud Selig, and all 30 MLB teams alleging that the defendants violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

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Philadelphia Labor Law Attorney Deborah Lerner Discusses Employee Benefits

Willig, Williams & Davidson attorneys represent workers and unions at the bargaining table, helping them to fight for the retirement and health care benefits they deserve. Labor and employment attorney Deborah M. Lerner explains how the firm works to ensure benefits are not eroded during negotiations. Click here to watch the full video...

Featured Practice Area: Employee Benefits

The attorneys in the Willig, Williams & Davidson Employee Benefits Group understand that high-quality health care and a secure retirement are among the most important things that labor unions offer to America's working families. We therefore have committed ourselves to providing the highest level of representation to Taft-Hartley pension and welfare trust funds and to unions that negotiate for their members' benefits. Read more about Willig, Williams & Davidson's employee benefits practice here...

Workers' Compensation Q&A – Did You Know?

Our firm often answers questions about workers' compensation. Here are some of the most frequently asked:

Special Announcement: Deb Willig Shares Insights with Thompson Reuters Managing Partner Series

Deborah R. Willig, managing partner of Willig, Williams & Davidson, spoke to Thompson Reuters for its Managing Partner Series about ways in which mid-size law firms can succeed by embracing diversity. She discussed how Willig, Williams & Davidson has actively recruited and retained talented attorneys of diverse backgrounds and ethnicities, as well as how other firms can better retain star talent through innovative work and partnership arrangements. Family-friendly policies and flexible work time are keys to attracting the skilled, diverse attorneys that clients want working on their legal matters. Read more about the managing partner series...

Congratulations to Our 11 Attorneys Named to 2015 PA Super Lawyers and Rising Stars

Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that 11 of its attorneys have been named 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. This is the 12th year that firm partners Deborah R. Willig, Alaine S. Williams and Stuart W. Davidson have been recognized as Pennsylvania Super Lawyers, having been named to the list each year since 2004. Read more about the firm's 2015 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers...

Attorney Happenings and Headlines

Willig, Williams & Davidson attorneys are very active in the community and often serve on boards, speak at industry events, and make news headlines. Here are some of the firm's latest goings on:

Attorney Ryan Allen Hancock Discusses Unpaid Interns with Bloomberg BNA
Attorney Ryan Allen Hancock spoke with Bloomberg BNA about unpaid interns in both the private and public sectors for an article called, "If They Look Like Employees and Work Like Employees, Interns Need to be Paid Like Employees."

Partner Wendy Pongracz Addresses Health Care Reform Excise Tax and Labor Unions with Business Insurance Magazine
Attorney Louise "Wendy" Pongracz discussed the health care reform law's so-called "Cadillac Tax" on employer health plans that is already complicating employer contract negotiations with unions.

Pennsylvania Labor Attorney Irwin Aronson Discusses Waste, Fraud in Cyber and Charter Schools on The Rick Smith Show
Willig, Williams & Davidson Partner Irwin W. Aronson, discussed education funding in the Pennsylvania budget and a lack of charter and cyber charter school reform on The Rick Smith Show.

Attorney Richard Poulson Quoted Regarding Pittsburgh Police Union Contract Arbitration
Labor law attorney Richard G. Poulson was quoted in news stories in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and the Pittsburgh City Paper regarding developments in the city's negotiations with its police union over contract details.

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