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You Eat on Your Own Time! 3rd Cir. Rules
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
Guards at Butler County Prison have lost their overtime lawsuit after they claimed that 15 minutes of an hour-long meal break was compensable under the Fair...
Temp Workers Can Sue for Discrimination ... Maybe
By Jonathan R. Tung, Esq. | Last updated on
The battle over workers' rights and employers' desire to conduct business lawsuit-free turned another page recently. In Faush v. Tuesday Morning. Inc,The Third...
Hospital Worker Can't Refuse Flu Vaccine, Court Rules
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
It's hard to understand how a hospital worker would not believe in vaccinations. But to each his own, and apparently it wasn't a problem for Paul Fallon when...
Court to Reconsider Free Speech in Public Meetings
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
You can't say bomb in an airport -- Ben Stiller learned when protesting treatment by airline representatives. And you can't say, "some of my friends have...
Third Circuit Sees Sea Change in Maritime Law
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
The appeals court judges could see it coming, like a wave building on the horizon. For decades, other circuit courts had ruled that sailors were bound by...
Court Revives Civil Rights Case Over Trooper Killed in Training
By William Vogeler, Esq. | Last updated on
Firearms instructor Richard Schroeter didn't check to see if his gun was loaded, then accidentally shot and killed Trooper David Kedra during routine...
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