Transgender Litigation Update
On February 27, 2017, Judge Mark Hornak of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granted a Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by the Plaintiffs in…
Legal Insights
Truancy Law Effective for 2017-2018 School Year
Christina Lane
In late 2016, the Pennsylvania Legislature passed, and Governor Wolf signed, Act 138 of 2016 which drastically modified Article XII of the Pennsylvania Public School Code regarding truancy. Pennsylvania school…
2013 – 2014
Alfred Maiello
Michael Brungo participated in a comprehensive Collective Bargaining Educational Program sponsored by the PSBA November 2014 Michael Brungo is attending the Labor Law and Labor Arbitration Conference July 2014 Michael…
Proving Bad Faith against a Governmental Agency does not Necessarily Entitle the Contractor to the Recovery of Penalties and Attorneys’ Fees
Alfred Maiello
In A. Scott Enterprises, Inc. v. City of Allentown, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that even if a jury finds that a governmental agency acted in bad faith in not…
New Medical Marijuana Act
Alfred Maiello
On April 17, 2016, Gov. Tom Wolf signed The Medical Marijuana Act into law. It went into effect thirty days from the date of signing, May 17, 2016. On June…
Legality of Transgender Issues
Alfred Maiello
2016 has been witness to the legal community’s struggles to address emerging transgender issues. There have been a flurry of court opinions since April 2016. Finality may be approaching with…
Medical Marijuana in the Workplace
Alfred Maiello
Since Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act (“Act”), came into effect on May 17, 2016, many employers have questioned whether they can continue to maintain a drug free environment in the workplace…
EEOC Issues Proposed Enforcement Guidance Regarding Workplace Harassment
Alfred Maiello
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has recently issued its Proposed Enforcement Guidance on Unlawful Harassment recognizing that almost one third of the approximately 90,000 charges received by…
Injunction of Final Overtime Rule
Alfred Maiello
On November 22, 2016, Judge Amos L. Mazzant of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted the Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by 22 states…
Education Alert – Transgender Law Update
Christina Lane
Earlier today, the United States Supreme Court granted a Petition for Certiorari filed by the Gloucester County School District in the case of G.G. v. Gloucester County School Board. The…
Decision of Pennsylvania Supreme Court – Disclosure of Home Addresses under Right-to-Know Law
Alfred Maiello
On October 18, 2016, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued its opinion in the case of Pennsylvania State Education Association, et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, et al., which will throughout…
Online Service Providers Need to Warn Users of Potential Dangers
Alfred Maiello
The Communications Decency Act of 1996 (CDA) was the first notable attempt by the United States Congress to regulate pornographic material on the Internet. The anti-free speech provisions of the CDA were…
Recent updates in Employment Law
Alfred Maiello
In Isenhour v. Outsourcing of Millersburg, Inc., a man sued his employer for sexual harassment and hostile work environment based upon sexually explicit text messages sent to him by his…
Does your Business have a Succession Plan?
Alfred Maiello
In early 2014, Kitchit, a two-year old startup, which connects private chefs with interested diners, was doing well with 8 employees and $600,000 in startup funds. Then, George Tang, a…
Update to: Supreme Court’s Transgender Bathroom Decision of August 3, 2016
Christina Lane
On May 13, 2016, the U.S. Departments of Education and Justice issued a joint Dear Colleague Letter (“DCL”) stating that discrimination on the basis of gender identity is equivalent to…