Posted: May 23, 2013
Jason Reisman served as a presenter for The Wage & Hour Defense Institute of the Litigation Counsel of America’s webinar series, "Quarterly Update on Developments in Wage & Hour Law" on May 22. The webinar discussed a pair of FLSA cases on the U.S. Supreme Court’s docket and other recent developments in this area of law.
Posted: May 22, 2013
Shari Veisblatt was interviewed by CBS 2 (New York) for their story “Adult Bullies Take Their Stalking Online. Scary New Trend Leaves Victims Feeling Powerless, Living In Fear.” Watch the interview here.
Posted: May 21, 2013
Obermayer's Gary Samms, along with Eileen Keefe and Jackie Roe, received a unanimous defense verdict in a medical malpractice action in Fretwell v. St. Luke’s Hospital, et al., that involved a shoulder dystocia where the child received a permanent Erbs Palsy at birth.
Posted: May 21, 2013
By Anastasius Efstratiades - Co-Chair, Business & Finance Department, Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Posted: May 20, 2013
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP is pleased to announce that a number of our attorneys were selected for inclusion in 2013 Pennsylvania Super Lawyers®. In addition, several attorneys were also selected for inclusion in 2013 Pennsylvania Rising Stars – the top-up-and-coming lawyers in the Commonwealth – as noted below.
Posted: May 20, 2013
Anastasius (Tassos) Efstratiades authored WHAT STATE LAW APPLIES TO A RESTRICTIVE COVENANT published in the Financial Executives International (FEI) publication Connections – (Philadelphia Chapter , May 2013).
Posted: May 20, 2013
Jason Reisman presented “Legal Risk Management 101: Labor & Employment Nightmares … Sweat the Little Things” at The Union League to the Young Presidents Organization and World Presidents Organization on May 15th. Reisman discussed the importance of ensuring labor and employment law compliance. Reisman is a partner and member of the firm’s Labor Relations and Employment LawDepartment and its Management Committee. His practice is concentrated in theareas of labor and management relations, wage and hour, employmentdiscrimination and executive employment/severance agreements, includingnon-competition and other restrictive covenants.
Posted: May 17, 2013
Obermayer's Shari Veisblatt, was interviewed by CBS 2 New York for their story “Adult Bullies Take Their Stalking Online. Scary New Trend Leaves Victims Feeling Powerless, Living In Fear.” The interview aired May 16, 2013. Watch the interview clip HERE.
Author: Tiffani L. McDonough Posted: May 15, 2013
Workplace bullying is a pervasive problem that often precipitates harassment and discrimination claims and, in more extreme cases, workplace violence. Although there is currently no state that prohibits workplace bullying, it can expose employers to significant legal risk and damage both productivity and employee morale. According to a 2012 survey by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), 51 percent of organizations reported that there had been incidents of bullying in their workplace. Read more...
Posted: May 13, 2013
In a unanimous decision, the D.C. Court of Appeals rejected the National Labor Relations Board’s “notice posting rule” which would have required employers to conspicuously display the Board’s employee-rights poster informing employees of their rights under the National Labor Relations Act (“NLRA”), including the right to form, join or assist a union. National Association of Manufacturers v. NLRB, No. 12-5068. As a result, employers are not required to post the NLRB’s poster.
