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Most states have adopted the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act (UCCJEA). This Act requires one state court to recognize the custody order of another state court.  In order for an out of state custody order to be recognized and enforced by another state, it must first be “registered.”  This entails the filing of a Peti...

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Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP adds Andrew R. Stoll to the firm’s litigation group. Stoll practices in the firm’s Doylestown and Philadelphia offices. Stoll is an associate in the firm’s litigation department where he participates in all aspects of civil litigation and trials. He practices in various areas, including commercial l...

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Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP adds Arielle R. Lusardi to the firm’s health law group. Lusardi practices in the firm’s Philadelphia office. Lusardi counsels health care providers, hospitals, and other health industry entities on health care regulatory and legal matters. She helps clients comply with both federal and state laws and ...

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With the increased presence of qualified staff members in a physician’s office and the constant time-pressure on physicians, many patients rely heavily on individuals other than the physician to answer questions about medications, procedures, and treatment plans. Physicians, in turn, lean heavily on qualified staff members to ensure patients ...

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Title:                     “Top Ten Questions in the T & E World” Date:                     Thursday, June 29, 2017 Time:                    12pm to 1pm Faculty:                 Nina B. Stryker, Esquire                              Janene B. Reilly, Esquire ...

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Overview While the U.S. is the only industrialized nation that does not require paid family and medical leave, New York’s incoming Paid Family Leave Program (“PFL”) will guarantee paid leave for nearly all private sector employees, joining programs in California, New Jersey, and Rhode Island. Continue Reading  

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Within the last five years, the issue of evidence outside of the record being considered by the trial court was raised in an appeal from a custody order in CMP v. MP, 54 A.3 950 (Pa. Super. 212)). Recently, the case of Johnson v. Johnson, 153 A.3 318 (Pa. Super. 2016), was decided and the vacating and remanding of the order was based on a similar...

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As reported by HRLegalist earlier this year, Philadelphia’s City Council unanimously approved a pay equity bill making Philadelphia the first city in the nation to adopt comprehensive “wage-gap” legislation.  Under the Wage Equity Law, Philadelphia employers and employment agencies are prohibited from making any inquiry into a job appl...

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A young attorney's first oral ­argument is a momentous ­milestone in his or her legal career. As exciting as this experience may be, new attorneys should also appreciate the importance of oral argument and understand that it may have a lasting impact on the outcome of the case. While no lawyer is perfect (especially in the first few years of prac...

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Michael Pepperman and Alex Batoff co-authored, "ERISA Religious Exemption Expanded: SCOTUS Says Church Affiliation is Enough," in the Parliament Newsletter. Click here and jump to page 15 to read the blog republication.

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