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November 28, 2006 |

Public Interest Law Day And Awards Ceremony

The Public Interest Section of the Philadelphia Bar Association will kick off the 2006 holiday season with an exciting CLE, known as Public Interest Law Day.
6 minute read
October 26, 2012 |

Circuits Split on Considering Prior Settlement Offers in Attorney Fees

In 2009, this column reported on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit's use of a rejected settlement offer as a means of reducing an attorney's fee award to the prevailing party.
5 minute read
January 23, 2009 |

Ushering in a New Era Under the ADA Amendments Act

As most employment lawyers know, the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA, in 1990 dramatically changed the way employers did business, and guaranteed opportunities to hundreds of thousands of disabled employees.
6 minute read
June 26, 2009 |

Gross Decision May Result in More Older Workers Being Fired

Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court made it a whole lot harder for victims of age discrimination to get relief under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, or ADEA.
7 minute read
September 25, 2009 |

3rd Circuit Dishes Out Pay Cut to Successful Attorney

The economy is in such a downturn that even the courts are dishing out pay cuts for attorneys. Attorneys who make some or all of their living off of the hope that a contingency fee agreement amounts to some pecuniary award have been handed the additional fear and financial uncertainty that a decision to reject a settlement offer could result in the court throwing it back in the attorney's face in the form of a fee reduction. Apparently, prevailing at trial no longer means you will get paid a reasonable sum for winning.
8 minute read
February 25, 2011 |

Are Employers Discriminating Against Unemployed Job Applicants?

Are employers unlawfully discriminating against job applicants who are unemployed? The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is making an inquiry into this issue, in particular into whether those in protected classes are being subject to disparate treatment by employers not considering job applicants who are not currently working.
5 minute read
December 26, 2011 |

Office Politics, Not Political Discrimination

Employment law attorneys often get calls about workplace favoritism and nepotism. As unfair as the circumstances can sometimes be, there is usually nothing unlawful about the employer's actions.
4 minute read
December 26, 2011 |

Office Politics, Not Political Discrimination

Employment law attorneys often get calls about workplace favoritism and nepotism. As unfair as the circumstances can sometimes be, there is usually nothing unlawful about the employer's actions.
4 minute read
January 25, 2013 |

Can an Employer's Mandatory Flu Vaccine Policy Violate an Employee's Rights?

From all accounts, this has been a particularly troublesome flu season. The debate lingers on whether to have the flu shot; not have the flu shot, and so it goes. For those of us who do not work in the health care profession, the decision on whether or not to get vaccinated for the flu rarely impacts our job security.
6 minute read
December 09, 2008 |

Garcia Elected As Bar Association Vice Chancellor

Members of the Philadelphia Bar Association elected officers in voting at its annual meeting Monday and through mail-in ballots.
2 minute read

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