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After months of speculation over President-elect Biden's choice to lead the Labor Department, the choice has been announced.

Billed as prohibiting and punishing the "willful misclassification" of employees as independent contractors, S.B. 459 would impose stiff civil penalties for each violation and even higher penalties if a "pattern" of violations is found.

The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, predicting Pennsylvania law on a matter of first impression, held in In re Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC, No. 11-3257, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 15419 (3d Cir. July 26, 2012) (precedential), that providing a link on a website to an allegedly defamatory article is not republication for purposes of the Single Publication Rule or the statute of limitations.

On February 22, 2011, in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court held in a 7–2 decision that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986 ("Vaccine Act") preempts all design defect claims brought against vaccine manufacturers.

The federal indictments and subsequent release of investigative materials relating to corruption in college basketball should alert every university, and many businesses, to the importance...

On March 1, 2011, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a pivotal decision analyzing the so-called "cat’s paw" theory of discrimination, under which employers may be liable for the discriminatory acts of a biased manager who influences, but does not make, an adverse employment decision.

New York City's pay transparency law is due to take effect on November 1st, 2022 (see our earlier Schnader Client Alert). The new law amends New York City's Human Rights Law to require employers...

The Third Circuit recently affirmed the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration in In re Nortel Networks, Inc.

The Goglin court affirmed a judgment awarding a plaintiff over $185,000 in attorney fees and costs for successfully settling her claims under the California Song-Beverly Consumer Warranty Act...

With respect to the statute of limitations argument, Delta assumed the applicability of Puerto Rico's statute of limitations.

In its recent decision in Russell et al. v. Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit examined the crucial subject of issue-class certification under Rule 23(c)(4).

The intent of the UTPCPL is to protect consumers of goods and services and deter businesses from participating in deceptive or unfair trade practices.

As we move into the height of this year’s charitable giving season, we respectfully remind our clients of the IRS’ very strict view, and recently reiterated emphasis, on providing donors with proper paperwork substantiating contributions.

"Ascertainability"—that is, whether class members can be ascertained with administrative efficiency—continues to develop as a significant issue in class certification.

The global proliferation of the novel coronavirus, known as COVID-19, has forced employers to develop and implement plans to keep their workers safe and productive while complying with applicable laws and regulations.

Absent any extensions, on October 1, 2013, New Jersey employers with 25 or more employees will be subject to New Jersey's Security and Financial Empowerment Act.

EEOC sues two employers for race discrimination for using criminal background checks to exclude applicants without also making "individualized assessment" of other factors.

It has been recently reported in Law360 that the Court of Appeals of Maryland, in Dixon v. Ford Motor Co., No. 82, 2013 Md. LEXIS 465 (Md. July 25, 2013), broke with established precedent and endorsed the "any exposure" theory of asbestos causation.