• Ingram v. Dunbar

    Publication Date: 2023-05-01
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Horan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:22-cv-1594

    Addressing sanitary issues in the office fell within the context of public employment and did not touch upon a matter of concern, and therefore did not trigger First Amendment protections for employee. Defendants' motion to dismiss granted.

  • Singh v. Uber Tech., Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-27
    Practice Area: Dispute Resolution | Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Judge Scirica
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-3234

    Plaintiffs appealed the district court's order granting defendant's motion to compel arbitration.

  • United States ex rel. Rose v. Select Rehab. LLC

    Publication Date: 2023-04-24
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Federal Government | Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Eastern
    Judge: District Judge Savage
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 17-5434

    Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiff's action asserting she was fired in retaliation for bringing a qui tam action under the False Claims Act and court found plaintiff stated a plausible retaliation claim when she asserted she complained to her supervisors that defendant was providing unnecessary therapy services, her complaints put defendant on notice she was investigating a potential FCA claim and she was fired. Motion denied.

  • Higgins v. Bayada Home Health Care Inc.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-10
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
    Judge: Circuit Judge Jordan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 21-3286

    District court properly granted summary judgment in plaintiff's Fair Labor Standards Act action and found defendant employer did not make improper deductions from plaintiff's salaries because the term "salary" as used in the FLSA did not include fringe benefits like paid time off. Affirmed.

  • Veverka v. Human Serv. Ctr.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Health Care
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Western
    Judge: District Judge Horan
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 2:22-cv-1190

    Defendant moved to dismiss plaintiff's Americans with Disabilities Act, Title VII and §1983 failure to accommodate, discrimination and retaliation claims and court found she failed to sufficiently plead her ADA claims and the title VII gender discrimination claim. Motion granted in part and denied in part.

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  • Taylor v. Pennsylvania State Corr. Officers Ass'n

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: Superior Court
    Judge: Judge Bowes
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1473 MDA 2021

    Trial court properly dismissed appellant's action asserting union's promulgation of a schedule of fees in connection with its representation of non-members like appellant in the context of various employment grievances constituted a violation of the duty of fair representation because the mere fact of implementing a fee schedule did not show a violation of the duty of fair representation and appellant failed to show union acted arbitrarily, irrationally or fraudulently. Affirmed.

  • Fegley v. Firestone Tire & Rubber

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Automotive | Manufacturing
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Covey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 680 C.D. 2021

    Section 2102 of the Medical Marijuana Act did not preclude a workers' compensation carrier or employer from fulfilling its obligations under the Workers' Compensation Act to reimburse an employee for costs of medical marijuana treatment deemed reasonable and necessary to treat a work injury. Order of the Workers' Compensation Appeal Board reversed and remanded in part.

  • Brennan v. Century Sec. Serv.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry:
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Mehalchick
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 3:21-CV-01678

    Discrimination and harassment claims failed where plaintiff did not plead facts showing that male employees were treated more favorably than female employees or that her termination was motivated in any part by her gender, and where a single incident of physical contact did not rise to the level of severe or pervasive harassment or hostile work environment. Defendant's partial motion to dismiss granted.

  • Appel v. GWC Warranty Corp.

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: Automotive | Insurance
    Court: Commonwealth Court
    Judge: Judge Covey
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 824 C.D. 2021

    The Workers' Compensation Act required employer to reimburse claimant for out-of-pocket medical marijuana costs incurred as reasonable and necessary treatment for a work-related injury. The court reversed the Workers' Compensation Board's denial of the portion of claimant's review medical petition to treatment and/or billing that sought such reimbursement.

  • Wright v. Commonwealth

    Publication Date: 2023-04-03
    Practice Area: Labor Law
    Industry: State and Local Government
    Court: U.S. District Court for Pennsylvania - Middle
    Judge: District Judge Kane
    Attorneys: For plaintiff:
    for defendant:

    Case Number: 1:21-cv-00183

    Defendant moved for summary judgment in employee's action asserting hostile work environment, sexual harassment, sexual discrimination and retaliation under title VII and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act and court found sovereign immunity barred plaintiff's PHRA claims, her title VII hostile environment sexual harassment and discrimination claims were untimely and plaintiff failed to establish a prima facie case of title VII retaliation. Motion granted.