Kristie Rearick

December 08, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

It's been over three years since Kevin Harrigan, Philip Williams and Kathryn Knott bashed a gay couple, Andrew Haught and Zachary Hesse, in Center City Philadelphia on Sept. 11, 2014. At the time, there was outrage that such an attack could occur in Philadelphia, a place where LGBTQ people are supposed to feel safe in a city considered the most LGBTQ-friendly in the country by the Human Rights Campaign.

By Angela D. Giampolo

6 minute read

December 08, 2017 | Daily Business Review

In a federal lawsuit filed in November, advocacy groups contend that the Trump administration illegally halted pay data collection intended to address the growing disparities in the wage gap. The National Women's Law Center and the Labor Council for Latin American Advancement sued the Office of Management and Budget and the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, among others, for their decision to block an Obama-era measure that would have required companies with 100 or more workers to report earnings data for employees by sex, race, ethnicity and job category.

By Fabiana Cohen

5 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

A commission that oversees water quality for the watershed that supplies Philadelphia and half of New York City with drinking water took another step toward permanently banning natural gas drilling and hydraulic fracturing, despite industry opposition.

By Associated Press

6 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Following is a listing of executive and legislative action from the week of Dec. 4. The state House of Representatives returned to session Dec. 4. The Pennsylvania Senate was scheduled to come back to session Monday.

By The Legal Intelligencer

3 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

After several months of negotiation, and amid a larger debate on gaming expansion, the Pennsylvania General Assembly passed Act 42 of 2017, a sweeping…

By Timothy J. Horstmann and Erica M. Koser

12 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Prosecutors, whether they are assistant district attorneys or U.S. Attorneys or assistant attorney generals, are all bound by the Rules of Professional Conduct, at least when they practice in Pennsylvania. The Rules of Professional Conduct are really quite stringent in terms of responsibilities of a prosecutor.

By Samuel C. Stretton

21 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

Nitsana Darshan-Leitner is an Israeli lawyer who argues that there is no such thing as the lone wolf terrorist. The lone wolf depends upon substantial financial resources of the terrorist groups which recruit them, encourage their murderous ways, and teach them the craft necessary to take down Western society.

By Cliff Rieders

6 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Recorder

Speaking with a candidate's references provides an employer with a unique opportunity to gain more insight into the person they're about to hire. But many employers don't see it this way. Their referencing experience has given them a different opinion—based on unhelpful vanilla, cookie-cutter feedback and in some cases, no feedback at all.

By Julie Brush

7 minute read

December 07, 2017 | The Legal Intelligencer

In September 2013, the WCAIS (workers' compensation automation and integration system) went live in Pennsylvania implementing EDI (electronic data interchange) transactions between companies and the commonwealth. The idea was to permit the exchange of large volumes of accident and injury information from companies to the state in an expedited and more efficient form than on paper.

By Maureen "Morty" Cassidy

6 minute read

December 07, 2017 | Daily Business Review

While there is a steady rise in awareness and interest in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, there is still a lot of misinformation regarding this new form of payment, and much of the confusion is coming from some very influential individuals.

By Jesse Fulton

5 minute read