GROUP BLOG: Tips for minimizing liability when disciplining an employee following a leave of absence under the FMLA

Mar 2, 2015 | Articles & Updates

With increasing frequency, employees are bringing “FMLA retaliation” lawsuits against employers when they are disciplined, particularly when the discipline results in termination of employment. While an employer can never completely eliminate the risk of a retaliation...

NAMSAP elects Ciara Koba to its Board of Directors

Feb 26, 2015 | News

The National Alliance of Medicare Set-Aside Professionals (NAMSAP) recently elected Ciara F. Koba via plurality of votes to serve on its board of directors for a three-year term. In this role, she will be tasked with helping to develop and implement the...

LEGAL UPDATE: Proposal to amend PA Dormant Oil and Gas Act would benefit both landowners and drillers

Feb 20, 2015 | Articles & Updates

By: Jennifer L. Beresky, Esq. On January 21, 2015, House Bill 67 was referred to the Environmental Resources and Energy Committee of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. House Bill 67 would amend Pennsylvania’s Dormant Oil and Gas Act of 2006 to define when an...

Philadelphia-area healthcare litigators obtain favorable outcomes in four consecutive cases

Feb 17, 2015 | News

Philadelphia-area litigators from the Burns White Healthcare and Long-Term Care Group obtained favorable outcomes in their last four consecutive cases venued in Philadelphia County. Most recently, Member Stuart T. O’Neal, III and Associate Sasha E. Miller secured a...

Energy litigators secure a summary judgment for a natural gas producing client in a lease royalty dispute

Feb 5, 2015 | News

Energy Group Co-Chair and Member Jeffrey D. Roberts and Associate Cressinda D. Schlag received a summary judgment for a large natural gas producing client in a lease dispute involving the distribution of royalties in Greene County, Pa. The land involved in the dispute...