A federal lawsuit alleges Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) willfully violates federal and state laws when conducting criminal background checks of prospective employees, a coalition of legal advocates including Willig, Williams & Davidson's Ryan A. Hancock. Filed in federal court in Philadelphia, the class action accuses SEPTA, the nation's sixth-largest public transportation system, of routinely rejecting job applicants based on information contained in reports obtained from background check companies.

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We are proud to announce that the Pennsylvania Democratic Party has appointed Willig, Williams & Davidson Managing Partner Deborah R. Willig to the Platform Committee for the 2016 Democratic National Convention. One of the convention’s three standing committees, the Platform Committee is responsible for drafting a proposed national platform for approval at the Democratic National Convention, to be held in Philadelphia July 25 to 28. Willig will attend the Platform Committee’s meeting in Orlando, Florida, on July 8 and 9, one of four public forums being held nationwide to enable more people to participate in the platform process.

Willig, Williams & Davidson partner Amy L. Rosenberger has been elected president of the Philadelphia chapter of the Labor and Employment Relations Association (LERA). Founded in 1947, LERA is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that draws its members from academia, management, labor and other interested parties. Rosenberger represents labor unions and individual employees before state and federal courts and in arbitrations, negotiations and administrative proceedings.

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If two people were to play a word association game and one player said, "union," the other might answer, "strike." Movies, popular literature, and political discourse have so denigrated labor organizations in recent years that to many, speaking of unions prompts images of picket signs, disgruntled workers, and factories grinding to a gloomy halt.

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A class action lawsuit, also known as a collective action lawsuit, is a case brought against an entity on behalf of many individuals, all of whom have been subject to the same illegal practice by the defendant. In employment cases, this usually occurs when an employer makes unreasonable or illegal requests of a large number or all employees, such as working unpaid overtime or subjecting them to unsafe working conditions.

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Willig, Williams & Davidson is pleased to announce that 12 of its attorneys have been named 2016 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers and Rising Stars. This is the 13th 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.

Additional firm partners making return appearances on the Super Lawyers list include Nancy B. G. Lassen, Ralph J. Teti, Deborah M. Lerner, Irwin W. Aronson, Bruce M. Ludwig, Michael G. Dryden, and John R. Bielski. Partner Richard G. Poulson has been named a Pennsylvania Super Lawyer for the first time, and associate Lauren Hoye has been named a Rising Star for the third year in a row.

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