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On March 17, 2016, the federal Court of Appeals in New York held for the first time as Second Circuit law that a human resources director and other managers can be liable for personally violating another employee's rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act ("FMLA").

On April 4, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (which serves three states – Indiana, Illinois and Michigan), ruled that sexual orientation discrimination...

Now, as the United States reaches an inflection point on how to handle the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, many employers are being ordered to close offices to help stop the spread of COVID-19.

in the case of Whitewood v. Wolf, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania struck down Pennsylvania’s ban on same-sex marriages.

Last week the Second Circuit held that: (1) a creditor can face liability under the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) when a third party it hires to contact debtors does not make bona fide attempts to collect the debt but rather acts as a mere conduit between the creditor and debtor; and (2) the assignee of a debt is not a "creditor" for purposes of the Truth in Lending Act (TILA).

Atlas Air, Inc. and Polar Cargo Worldwide, Inc. won a victory in the Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit when the Court upheld a district court ruling enjoining the unions representing Atlas's pilots from encouraging strict compliance ...

The Florida Second District Court of Appeal recently reversed a trial court's determination that it had jurisdiction over Robinson Helicopter Company ("Robinson")...

Arbitration clauses in consumer contracts are unenforceable in New Jersey unless they specifically state that a consumer is waiving the right to pursue remedies in court.

At the end of 2011, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court issued two decisions of significant importance to practitioners across the Commonwealth. First, in Commonwealth v. Harris, 32 A.3d 243 (Pa. 2011), the Court departed from federal law in holding that the collateral order doctrine applies to privilege decisions.

Last year, I tried a prisoner civil rights case in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. After a three-day trial, the jury returned a verdict in favor of my client and awarded him $30,000 in damages.

New York employers will soon be able to make deductions from their employees' wages, with the employees' consent, for reimbursement of advances, inadvertent overpayments of wages and in payment for purchases of employer-provided goods and services under a recently passed amendment to New York's strict wage deduction law.

New York employers are now required under recently effective amendments to the New York State Tax Law to report the availability of dependent health care coverage to employees when filing mandatory quarterly wage and new hire reports with the State.

So you think you may want to sell your business sometime soon?

The IRS Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division (TE/GE Division) has posted to its Web site a check sheet that revenue agents will use in examinations of public charities to evaluate their governance practices.

On February 17, 2015, the Pennsylvania Senate passed a bill that could have far reaching implications for all Pennsylvania nonprofit charitable organizations.

President Obama recently called attention to the issue of sexual violence on college campuses, stating that "more needs to be done to ensure safe, secure environments for students" and that "we must strengthen and address compliance issues."

In Cooper Tire & Rubber Co. v. McCall, the Florida-domiciled plaintiff alleged he sustained injuries while travelling in Florida when the rear tire of his car failed.