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December 2011 2012 Resolutions: Ensure Compliance with the ADA and ADAAA, Practical Law Company

Outside Publication | Article
Michael Ossip, David McManus, Christina Grese

In light of the ADAAA's broad definition of disability, it is imperative for employers to understand the new standards being applied in determining whether an individual has a covered disability, and focus their efforts on the ... more

November 2011 Wal-Mart v. Dukes: Supreme Court Announces Stricter Class-Certification Standards, Westlaw Journal Expert Commentary Series

Outside Publication | Article
Grace Speights, Paul Evans

11/01/11 Paid Sick Leave Mandated for Many Employers in Philadelphia

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Michael Ossip, Michael Puma, Sarah Bouchard

The Philadelphia City Council has passed a new ordinance, effective July 1, 2012, that will require certain employers in the City of Philadelphia to provide their employees with paid sick leave. The ordinance, ... more

10/25/11 Using Lean Six Sigma and Predictive Coding to Confront Volume Problem, Legal Intelligencer

Outside Publication | Article
Tara Lawler, Stephanie Blair

Traditional document review in the age of e-discovery is reaching the point of infeasibility. Setting hordes of attorneys in front of computer screens to review and code millions (sometimes billions) of records is not only proh... more

10/24/11 Panelist, “Serving as a Director,” presented for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute’s “The Nuts and Bolts of Board Service: An Introduction to Legal Issues for Nonprofits and their Directors,” Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
John O'Brien

09/22/11 Panelist, Creating Your Success Through Coaches, Mentors & Networks, presented at the 2011 Philadelphia Diversity and Leadership Conference

Presentation | Speech
Ara Tucker

06/06/11 New Government Healthcare Policies - Impact on Growth and Investment in the Biopharma Industry, presented at the US – Japan Health Sciences Dialogue 11th Annual Meeting, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
Stephen Mahinka

03/24/11 Philadelphia Enacts Amendments to Its Fair Practices Ordinance Expanding Legal Protection Against Discrimination

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

On March 10, the Philadelphia City Council unanimously passed legislation amending the Philadelphia Fair Practices Ordinance, Phila. Code § 9-1100 et seq . , to expand legal protections against discriminatio... more

03/02/11 Social Media in eDiscovery, presented at a Vincent S. Haneman American Inn of Court and Atlantic County Bar Association CLE Event

Presentation | Speech
Scott Milner

03/01/11 Panelist, Corporate Governance & Private Equity - What Every Director Should Know, presented by the Philadelphia chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth DealMakers' Private Equity Workshop, Philadelphia

Presentation | Speech
David Gerson

01/26/11 OIG Exclusions and Individual Accountability: Key Developments for Executives in 2010 Will Have a Lasting Impact in 2011 and Beyond, BNA's Health Care Fraud Report

Outside Publication | Article
Margaret Rodgers Schmidt, Howard Young, Lisa Dykstra

2008 Panelist, “Trying a Patent Case In The Southern District of New York," 2008 ABA Annual Meeting

Presentation | Speech
Asheesh Puri

11/30/10 Setting the Stage - Early Case Assessment, presented at a Pennsylvania Bar Institute CLE Event on the Basics of EDD

Presentation | Speech
Scott Milner

11/09/10 Diversity Management in Multiple Offices, served as a panelist at the Association of Law Firm Diversity Professionals 2010 Annual Fall Conference

Presentation | Speech
Ara Tucker

November 2010 Fundamentals of Construction Contracts: Understanding the Issues - Pennsylvania, hosted by Lorman Education Services

Presentation | Speech
Michael Libor

10/12/10 Cash Is King in Lease Negotiations, The Legal Intelligencer

Outside Publication | Article
Eric Stern

08/25/10 Pennsylvania Supreme Court: General Liability Insurers Have No Right to “Recoup” Defense Costs from Their Insureds

LawFlash/Client Alert | Insurance Recovery LawFlash
Insurance Recovery Practice

On August 17, a unanimous Pennsylvania Supreme Court handed down a decision important not only for Pennsylvania, but potentially for many other states as well. In American and Foreign Insurance Company v. J... more

07/30/10 Third Circuit Clarifies Availability of Preliminary Injunction to Prevent Former Employee from Working for a Competitor

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

On July 27, in Bimbo Bakeries USA, Inc. v. Botticella , [1] the Third Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the issuance of a preliminary injunction preventing th... more

07/19/10 Only Client-to-Attorney Communications Protected Pending Pennsylvania Supreme Court Review of Statutory Attorney-Client Privilege

LawFlash/Client Alert | Litigation LawFlash
Litigation Practice

In a case of interest to companies undergoing or pursuing litigation in Pennsylvania state court, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has agreed to tackle again the issue of whether the attorney-client privilege protects ... more

03/26/10 Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Holds “8 and 80” Overtime Formula Violates State Minimum Wage Law

LawFlash/Client Alert | Labor and Employment LawFlash
Labor and Employment Practice

Hospitals, nursing homes, and similar employers throughout the country routinely pay their employees pursuant to an "8 and 80" overtime rule, under which employees are paid overtime for all hours worked in excess of eig... more


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