Recently, two card players filed a lawsuit against SugarHouse HSP Gaming, L.P. and Rush Street Gaming of Chicago after they lost a combined total of close to a quarter of a million dollars at the SugarHouse casino in Philadelphia. The plaintiffs claimed that...
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Department of Labor Proposes Update to the Fair Labor Standards Act’s Overtime Rates
In March 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) suggested an update to the FLSA’s definition of “regular pay” in order to make it easier for employees to calculate employee overtime premiums. This proposal is supported by the Society for Human Resource Management...
read moreHUP Employee Fired While Recovering from Breast Cancer Treatment
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania has a reputation for being a leading breast cancer treatment center. When an anesthesiology technician who worked at the hospital was diagnosed with breast cancer, she knew that she was in good hands, and that she would...
read moreThird Circuit Upholds District Court Ruling Ordering Employees to Pay University of Pittsburgh Medical Center over $300,000 after Withdrawing Lawsuit
A group of employees sued the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC”), alleging that UPMC’s policy of automatically deducting a 30-minute lunch break is a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Camesi v. Univ. of Pittsburgh Med. Ctr., 753 Fed. Appx. 135...
read moreJanus v. AFSCME Supreme Court Decision Sparks Anti-Union Lawsuits in PA
In the case of Janus v. AFSCME, the Supreme Court ruled that public sector unions could not charge public employees for agency fees, even though they are still required to bargain on their behalf. Union supporters argued that the decision would devastate organized...
read moreNavient’s Request to Dismiss Lawsuit Denied by District Judge
Navient Corporation is a student loan servicer based in Delaware. According to a recent lawsuit filed on behalf of students who have been harmed by Navient, the company engaged in abusive practices that were financially harmful to borrowers, costing them billions of...
read moreLegal Battle Over $4M Lottery Ticket
On March 21, 2019, a customer purchased $22 worth of Match 6 Lotto tickets at the ACME supermarket in Doylestown Borough. The tickets were printed out on four sheets of paper with several tickets on each sheet. The man who purchased the tickets returned the sheets of...
read morePa Superior Court Upholds Verdict Against Greyhound Lines in Crash Lawsuit
On October 9, 2013, a Greyhound bus carrying over 40 passengers rear-ended a slow moving tractor trailer on Interstate 80 in Union County at approximately 1:30 a.m. The bus was travelling from New York City to Cleveland, Ohio. Twenty-one passengers were injured in the...
read moreCourt Rules in Favor of Temple University Hospital in FMLA Case
Under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), an employer may not harass an employee if he or she needs to take time off to care for a family member. In the case of Hernandez v. Temple University Hospital, the plaintiff claimed that her supervisor violated the FMLA...
read morePregnancy Discrimination at Amazon
Federal and state laws prohibit employers from discriminating against employees because of a number of protected characteristics, including pregnancy. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act mandates that any decisions related to hiring, firing, promotion or demotion,...
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