Jeffrey Campolongo

August 30, 2011 | Corporate Counsel

Applying the recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent from Staub v. Proctor Hospital, a unanimous 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision determined that an internal and supposedly independent disciplinary review of an employee does not necessarily protect the employer from liability for a supervisor's unlawful discrimination.

By Jeffrey Campolongo

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May 23, 2002 | The Legal Intelligencer

The legal rights of persons with disabilities committee (LRPWDC) is a committee of the public interest section of the Philadelphia Bar Association. The committee`s members are a diverse group of practitioners specializing in, and committed to, representing persons with disabilities. The committee tries to meet once a month to discuss emerging trends in the law, developments affecting persons with disabilities, possible resolutions for the Board of Governors, as well as practical pointers in navigating these

By Jeffrey Campolongo

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December 03, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

On Nov. 9, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission published its final regulations implementing the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008.

By Jeffrey Campolongo and Jennie Maura McLaughlin

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June 25, 2010 | The Legal Intelligencer

The Equal Access to Justice Act, or EAJA, provides that "a court shall award to a prevailing party … fees and other expenses … in any civil action … brought by or against the United States … unless the court finds that the position of the United States was substantially justified." (See 28 U.S.C. § 2412(d).)

By Jeffrey Campolongo and Jennie Maura McLaughlin

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