Subject to Review – Your Monthly Dose of Real Criminal Law: Second Edition
What it is: Welcome to Subject to Review, your monthly dose of all things criminal defense! Subject to Review brings you real case updates, trending news, and answers questions you submit about the criminal justice system. How it started: Subject to Review is the spinoff of Subject to Cross, the criminal defense podcast hosted by criminal defense attorneys and my ...
Subject to Review – Your Monthly Dose of Real Criminal Law
What it is: Welcome to Subject to Review, your monthly dose of all things criminal defense! Subject to Review will bring you real case updates, trending news, and answer questions you submit about the criminal justice system. How it started: Subject to Review is the offspring of Subject to Cross, the criminal defense podcast hosted by criminal defense attorneys and ...
Employment Law Update May 2023
In May of 2023, significant decisions in Pennsylvania federal courts yielded one of the largest wage and hour verdicts in history, and two significant medical marijuana decisions – one favoring the employee, and one favoring the employer. To find out more, the details are below. Philadelphia Federal Court delivers Largest FLSA Verdict in History against PA Company. A federal jury ...
Top Tips on How Employers Can Avoid Workplace Harassment Claims
In my experience handing workplace harassment cases, I have seen firsthand the damage that these types of claims can cause to both employees and employers. To avoid such claims, it is crucial for employers to take proactive measures to prevent harassment in the workplace. Here are some basic steps that employers can take to prevent workplace harassment: Establish clear policies ...
Employment Law Update April 2023
In the news for April 2023, significant legal issues surrounding religious accommodations and “preferred pronouns” may hinge on a Lancaster County postal worker’s Supreme Court lawsuit, and Pennsylvania employers saw big wins in the areas of workers’ compensation immunity and severance waivers. See the details below. Significant issues in the federal courts surrounding religious accommodations and “preferred pronouns” are on ...
Zoning Relief: Not a DIY Project
By Matthew M. McKeon You were just informed by your municipality that you need zoning relief for your project. You’re intelligent, accomplished in your trade or profession, and a “DIY” (Do it Yourself) person to boot. So when it comes to that zoning variance (or special exception, or conditional use, etc.), why wouldn’t you simply represent yourself before the zoning ...
Employment Law Update March 2023
March 2023 brought notable lawsuits that could impact employers in Pennsylvania, both in the areas of wage and hour laws and medical marijuana. Get the latest updates in below: Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Caesars for Policy Penalizing Early Clock-Outs in Pennsylvania Casino operator Caesars Entertainment is facing a proposed class-action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court, which accuses the company ...
Employment Law Update February 2023
February may be the shortest month, but it packed plenty of significant developments in the world of employment law, including a major worker-friendly change in severance agreements, another massive employment discrimination punitive damages award against a household-name business, and another difficult result for our hometown Philadelphia Eagles. Get the latest details below. NLRB Limits Inclusion of Overly Broad Non-Disparagement and ...
