Authored by: Matthew R. Wendler Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court issued two decisions arising under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964-defining “supervisors” narrowly and establishing that the lessened causation standard that applies in mixed-motive cases does not apply in cases brought under the anti-retaliation provision. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act… Read more »
As many institutions are quickly learning, colleges and universities face formidable federal compliance requirements under the Clery Act and Title IX. The Department of Education has made it known: Clery violations likely will be fined at the maximum penalty of $35,000 for each violation. Students and parents are now better informed and highly motivated to… Read more »
In a recent ruling, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has found that an unpaid internship program concerning the production of the film “Black Swan” ran afoul of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). In Glatt v. Fox Searchlight Pictures Inc., the court found that the defendants improperly classified two… Read more »
Sarah Murnaghan is a very special ten year old girl. She has battled Cystic Fibrosis since she was 18 months old and has spent her life in and out of hospitals. In December 2011, her condition took a turn for the worse and she was placed on the pediatric lung transplant list, which is the… Read more »
Gaetan J. Alfano, a name partner in the law firm of Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP, was recently appointed to the Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners for a three-year term. The Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners is empowered by the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. The PA Board of Law Examiners is sanctioned to… Read more »
Not only was the IRS allegedly scrutinizing conservative groups more closely than their liberal counterparts, but apparently the Service was spending enough money to make even the wealthiest world travelers blush. The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration has completed an audit of the IRS’ spending over a three-year span beginning in fiscal year 2010. … Read more »
Marc S. Raspanti will serve on the panel, “Direct and Cross of Plaintiffs’ Witness,” at the ABA National False Claims Act and Qui Tam Trial Institute on June 7, 2013 in Washington, DC.
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has held that an employee who refuses to try a reasonable accommodation of a disability cannot maintain a discrimination suit under the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”). In Yovtcheva v. City of Philadelphia Water Department, No. 12-3089 (3d Cir. May 7, 2013), the plaintiff, Silvia Yovtcheva, was… Read more »
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (“ERISA”) fiduciaries and plan sponsors, as defined by 29 U.S.C. § 1002(21)(A), have numerous investment responsibilities – particularly the responsibility to comply with and adhere to plan documents, perform their duties in the sole interest of a plan’s participants for the exclusive purpose of providing benefits to a plan’s participants… Read more »
Joseph D. Mancano will present at the 22nd Annual National Seminar on the Federal Sentencing Guidelines in Orlando, FL on May 22-24, 2013. Related Information: Program Information