Employers have an obligation to exercise due diligence in determining not only who they hire, but also who they allow on their premises to perform work. This includes not only regular employees, but also independent contractors and other contingent workers, including freelancers, consultants and long-term temps. Employers have significantly increased their use of contingent workers… Read more »
In light of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Windsor, which struck down certain provisions of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”), the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) recently revised its regulations pertaining to the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). Prior to the Windsor decision, in determining FMLA benefits, the DOL relied on Section… Read more »
Should it stand, the Superior Court’s opinion in Babcock & Wilcox v. American Nuclear Insurers, 2013 PA Super 174, — A.3d —- (2013), will have a greater impact on Pennsylvania coverage disputes than any case decided by our appellate courts in decades. Of great interest, however, is what the court did not decide. While an admirable… Read more »
A lawyer typically spends four years in college and three or more years in law school. Some even spend a few years in graduate school before attending law school. While in law school, all lawyers are now required to take a course in professional responsibility and, prior to practicing law, lawyers take the Multistate Professional… Read more »
Articles In This Issue: Colleges/Universities Required Reporting of Sexual Misconduct Increased Under the Clery Act/Title IX A Big Diehl for Employers: Pennsylvania Supreme Court Retires Longstanding Interpretation of Unemployment-Compensation Law’s VLO Proviso U.S. Supreme Court Delivers One- Two Knockout Combo in Mutual Pharmaceutical Co. v. Bartlett 2013: The Year the Federal Government Declared War Against Patent Trolls Related… Read more »
Nine lawyers from Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc., of Aiken, S.C.). The attorneys who received this distinguished honor are listed below: William Pietragallo, II (Bet-the-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Personal Injury Litigation- Defendants) Mark Gordon (Workers’ Compensation… Read more »
As most employers know, complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act can be a challenge. That challenge promises to become more difficult with the release of the latest version of the manual universally recognized to identify and classify mental disorders – the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, known as DSM-5. Newly identified mental… Read more »
Joseph D. Mancano will moderate the panel, “The Intersection of Corporate Governance and Criminal Law,” at the DRI’s Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Seminar on June 27, 2013 in Washington, DC. Related Information: Program Information
DRI Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Seminar Training for Day-to-Day Success and Game Planning for Crisis Response June 27–28, 2013 The Westin Washington D.C. City Center Washington, D.C. DRI is proud to bring its inaugural Government Enforcement and Corporate Compliance Seminar to the nation’s capital. Sweeping changes over the past decade have caused corporations, business… Read more »
Articles contained in this issue of the CLE: An Alternative to Surety Bonds: Subcontractor Default Insurance OSHA update – OSHA Cites Pennsylvania Contractor for Trenching Hazards Seven Strategies to Manage Construction Defect Risks Court Deems Contractors Exclusion to be Ambiguous and Imposes Coverage Pennsylvania Courts Allow Quantum Meruit Recovery Hnder HICPA Social Media in the Workplace Employees… Read more »