Department of Labor Proposes New Law for Overtime Pay

Mar 12, 2019 | Articles & Updates

On March 7, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would entitle an additional 1.3 million American workers to overtime pay. Under the current law, employees with a salary below $23,660 annually...

Conclusory Allegations of Bad Faith Are Insufficient to Meet Federal Pleading Standard

Mar 5, 2019 | Articles & Updates

Several federal district courts in Pennsylvania recently held that a bad faith count in a complaint cannot survive a motion to dismiss where the claim contains conclusory allegations and is not supported by sufficient factual allegations to infer a plausible finding...

Jessica Jurasko Named 2019 LCLD Fellow

Mar 4, 2019 | News

Burns White attorney, Jessica M. Jurasko, has been selected as a 2019 Fellow by the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity (LCLD). As a participant in this nationally recognized program, Ms. Jurasko will learn to identify, educate, and advance the next generation of...

Burns White Sponsors Pittsburgh CLO Ambassadors

Mar 1, 2019 | Events

Burns White sponsored the Pittsburgh CLO Ambassadors’ 22nd Annual Wine Tasting and Silent Auction on March 1 in Pittsburgh, PA. Attorneys Lisa Perrache (who serves on the Ambassadors Managing Board), Andrew Reinhart, and Edwin Palmer supported a great cause at...

Defense Verdict Affirmed in Cardiac Stent Litigation

Feb 28, 2019 | News

On February 27, 2019, the Pennsylvania Superior Court affirmed a defense verdict entered in the bellwether case of the Cardiac Stent litigation, which has been ongoing in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania since 2011. The Cardiac Stent litigation involves over 100...