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Non-Compete Ruling: Where Does This Leave Employers?
Article by Ralph Monico, Esq. and Samuel Evans, Esq. On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-2 to issue a final rule (Rule)...
Attorneys Rebelo, Pohl & Brennan Obtain Precedential U.S. Court of Appeals Age-Discrimination Opinion in Defense Win
On October 26, 2023, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit issued a precedential opinion and judgment in favor of three companies...
Protections for Pregnant and Nursing Employees in the Workplace
Article by Courtney Brennan published in The Legal Intelligencer Issued October 19, 2023 The PWFA and PUMP Act extends protections to nursing...
The Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP) & The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA)
Article by Mary-Jo Rebelo, Esq., Courtney Brennan, Esq., and Miranda Aristone, Law Clerk In the past 6 months, Congress passed two pregnancy-related...
Attorneys Rebelo, Pohl & Brennan Obtain Defense Wins in ERISA Putative Federal Class Action & Related Age Discrimination Case
On June 2, 2023, U.S. District Judge W. Scott Hardy (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) entered final judgments in favor...
The Interplay of Workers’ Compensation, FMLA & ADA
Article by Courtney Brennan, Esq. and Mary-Jo Rebelo, Esq. When an employee becomes injured on the job, becomes ill, or has a disability they may be...
Attorneys Rebelo, Pohl & Brennan Win Full Federal Court Dismissal on Behalf of Steel and Railroad Clients
On September 12, 2022, U.S. District Judge Robert J. Colville (U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania) entered an order...
Ethical Issues in Employment Law: When Is (and Isn’t) Joint Representation Permitted?
Article by Douglas Hart, Esq. From inadvertently disclosing electronic records in discovery to dealing with third-party payment issues (i.e., when...
Non-Competes & Other Restrictive Covenants: What Employers In PA Need To Know
Article by Courtney Brennan, Esq. Non-competes and other restrictive covenants are important tools for employers in Pennsylvania. By using these...
Privacy, Possession & Preservation: E-Discovery Considerations For Pennsylvania Employers
Article by Courtney Brennan, Esq. While e-discovery has always presented challenges, these challenges have become even more pronounced with the...
Wages, Overtime, Security & COVID-19 Screenings: What Pennsylvania Employers Need To Know
In Pennsylvania, employers’ obligations to pay minimum wages and overtime are primarily governed by two statutes: (i) the federal Fair Labor...
What Information Should A Company Include In Its Employee Handbook?
Article by Mark Sottile, Esq. Employee handbooks serve a variety of purposes. While handbooks serve to establish expectations for employers and...
COVID-19 Litigation: What Employers Need to Know
Article by Courtney C. Brennan, Esq. For employers of all sizes, the COVID-19 pandemic has presented a host of challenges. From keeping pace with...
Medical Marijuana: What Do Employers Need To Know?
Article by Doug Hart, Esq. As more states make the push to legalize marijuana, employers are increasingly facing challenges related to employee...
Burns White Appoints New Employment Practices Liability Practice Group Co-Chair
Burns White has appointed Philadelphia Member Angela A. Cronk as the Co-Chair of the Employment Practices Liability Group, serving alongside Chief...
Rebelo & Brennan Obtain Defense Verdict On Behalf Of Consumer Finance Company
Burns White attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan successfully obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a consumer finance company in the...
Age Discrimination In The Workplace: What Is It & How Can Employers Prevent It?
By Mark Sottile, Esq. The Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) makes it unlawful for employers to make employment-related decisions like...
When Do Employees Have a Reasonable Expectation of Privacy?
By Douglas C. Hart, Esq. While the COVID-19 crisis spurred a shift to remote employment at an unprecedented rate, even before the pandemic began,...
Handling Challenging Situations in Today’s Complex and Dynamic Work Environment
Employers face numerous risks on a day-to-day basis. In order to manage these risks effectively, employers must first be aware that they exist and...
Employee Payroll Tax Withholding Deferral
Summary of Employee Payroll Tax Withholding Deferral Program On August 8, 2020, President Trump issued a Presidential Memorandum directing the...
Rebelo, Brennan Obtain Summary Judgment for Nonprofit Organization
Burns White attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan won summary judgment in the United States District Court for the Western District of...
Employee Personal Travel During COVID-19
By Mary-Jo Rebelo, Esq. The 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19) is presenting challenging issues for employers as many employees and their families...
PA Supreme Court Issues New Guidance for Employers Seeking to Enforce Restrictive Covenants
In a case decided on June 16, 2020, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania held that for a restrictive covenant executed after the first day of...
Rebelo, Brennan Obtain Partial Summary Judgment for PA Skilled Rehabilitation and Long-Term Care Facility
Burns White attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan won partial summary judgment for a privately-owned skilled rehabilitation and long-term...
Coronavirus and the Americans with Disabilities Act: How Small and Mid-Size Businesses Can Help Protect Themselves from Litigation
By Mark T. Sottile, Esq. As the reported coronavirus death and hospitalization rates begin to level in the country’s most hard hit areas, a...
Creating a Safe and Healthy Workplace for Employees During and After COVID-19
By Angela A. Cronk, Esquire Recently, the White House issued a set of federal guidelines for reopening the U.S. economy with a three-phase,...
COVID-19: What Employers Need to Know and FAQs on Federal Labor and Employment Laws
The coronavirus, or COVID-19, has been designated a pandemic. A pandemic is a global epidemic. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...
Rebelo, Brennan Obtain Gender Discrimination Defense Verdict
Attorneys Mary-Jo Rebelo and Courtney C. Brennan obtained a defense verdict on behalf of a privately-owned company who is a leading global provider...
U.S. Department of Labor Issues New Wage and Hour Opinion Letters Regarding FLSA Compliance
On July 1, 2019, the United States Department of Labor (“DOL”) issued three new opinion letters from the Department’s Wage and Hour Division...