by Gwendolyn Lewis | May 20, 2019 | General, Gwendolyn W. Lewis, Labor & Employment, News
This year in York, Pennsylvania, a sixty-five-year-old gentleman, suffering from depression, registered his 5-foot-long alligator with the state as an emotional support animal. With proper registration, he now brings his emotional support alligator with him wherever he travels. If the alligator chomps, are your staff trained to respond appropriately?
by Scott Addison | Apr 29, 2019 | General, Labor & Employment, News, Scott Addison
Non-competes are scary for anyone. I represent many medical professionals, and occasionally a physician will mention she feels stuck by a non-compete. “I am going to have to move away for two years just so that I can come back and open my own practice.” When I mention...
by Kathleen Lucchesi | Feb 11, 2019 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
Nearly half of Americans make New Year’s resolutions – the most common resolutions are health related. But did you know that of those making New Year’s resolutions, most begin to abandon those resolutions roughly two weeks later? Resolution or not – your...
by Kathleen Lucchesi | Jan 8, 2019 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
It’s not just the airport and national parks feeling the effects of the weeks’ long government shutdown. Nine federal departments and several agencies shut down on December 22, 2018. Several employee/HR-facing federal agencies are closed or operating at a severely...
by Lincoln Derr | Oct 2, 2018 | General, Labor & Employment, News
The Lincoln Derr legal team traveled to Chicago September 25-29 to attend the National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF) 2018 Annual Meeting and Law Firm Expo. This year the conference enjoyed record attendance. Lincoln Derr...
by Kathleen Lucchesi | May 22, 2018 | General, Kathleen Lucchesi, Labor & Employment, News
There may be strength in numbers, but when it comes to arbitration agreements in employment contracts, that number is now down to one. A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that employment agreements which force workers to give up their rights to pursue class...
