Category Archives: Employment Law

I have blogged previously about the pitfalls of filling out applications for disability benefits without seeking the advice of an attorney.  Simply stating you have a disabling medical condition and providing a few records from your physician is not likely … Continue reading →

A recent ABA Law Journal article reported that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has taken up the case of a New Orleans woman fired from her job with a national non-profit organization for being morbidly obese.  The EEOC asserts that the … Continue reading →

The tragic shooting deaths of two employees at the Kraft Foods plant in Philadelphia is a stark reminder that violence can happen anytime in any workplace, large or small.  The following are some steps that can be taken at relatively … Continue reading →

This has been a good year for lawyers.  We have the Lower Merion laptop fiasco still ongoing.  The school district’s use of spycam technology without an established policy generated a class action lawsuit, a second individual lawsuit, an internal investigation … Continue reading →

In the latest example of powerful public officials abusing their offices, we have Carl R. Greene, executive director of the Philadelphia Housing Authority.  Greene is accused of groping Elizabeth Helm, an interior designer, at a Center City restaurant while they were discussing her … Continue reading →

In a 9 – 0 vote, the Supreme Court recently reversed a decision of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and held that an employee does not have a reasonable expectation of privacy in text messages sent on an employer … Continue reading →

Pennsylvania’s “Mini-COBRA” law has now been in effect for almost a year.  The Mini-COBRA legislation signed by Governor Rendell back in June 2009 extends to small employers not covered by federal COBRA regulations the responsibility to offer separated employees the opportunity … Continue reading →

I had a client come in recently whose former employer terminated his extended health care coverage under COBRA at the end of twelve months.  Twelve months?  I asked the client whether he had failed to pay the 35% co-pay on … Continue reading →

The Supreme Court will soon consider the case of a California SWAT team member whose sexually explicit text messages cost him his job.  In City of Ontario v. Quon, the Justices will decide whether an employee has a reasonable expectation of privacy … Continue reading →

The Lower Merion School District’s laptop brouhaha has been garnering a significant amount of print and air time since a lawsuit was filed claiming the school district used the laptops to spy on students.  The Lower Merion case is notable … Continue reading →