By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] If you think about it, social media is a treasure trove of information in litigation. What types of things do you post or comment on? Will it come back to haunt you in 2 or 4 or 6 years? A plaintiff’s Facebook post – and a comment from the […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] In September, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”)-a federal agency that controls Medicare and Medicaid funding-announced comprehensive revisions to the federal nursing home regulations, including a ban on pre-dispute arbitration agreements. The new rule banning pre-dispute arbitration agreements-along with most of the new rules-was scheduled to take […]
By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire [email protected] A recent decision by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) found that an employee could not be terminated because he had warned a co-worker that the co-worker might be fired. Rather, the NLRB held that the employee’s termination-and the employer’s handbook policies upon which that termination was based-violated the […]
By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire [email protected] Several years ago, I began volunteering for Wills for Heroes, a non-profit organization that provides free basic estate plans to military veterans, police, firefighters, correction officers and first responders. Wills for Heroes was formed after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, in response to a staggering statistic that over 90% of […]
By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire [email protected] About two years ago, my colleague Pamela A. Lee and I -at the time both relatively new to the Delaware County Bar- were swapping stories about professional organizations in which we had been involved over the years. Pamela shared with me her experiences with an organization that fostered […]
By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected] If you have a civil claim against a person or business in which you’re seeking to recover an amount of money totaling $12,000.00 or less, you may best be served by proceeding before a Magisterial District Judge in what is commonly known as “small claims court”. While claims for […]
By: Pamela A. Lee, Esquire [email protected] Last week, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-a federal agency which controls Medicare and Medicaid funding-released comprehensive revisions to the federal nursing home regulations. Notably, the revised regulations now prohibit pre-dispute arbitration agreements. What does this mean for you and your loved ones? It means that any nursing […]
By: Matthew H. Fry, Esquire [email protected] Applying for a credit card; leasing a car; getting your loved one admitted into a nursing home; or getting a checking or savings account with a local bank. What do they all have in common? The agreements you are required to sign for each most likely contain arbitration clauses […]
By: Lisanne L. Mikula Esquire [email protected] When an employee with a disability requests an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of his or her job, the employer has the responsibility under the Americans with Disabilities Act to clarify what the employee needs and to identify the appropriate reasonable accommodation which will enable the employee […]
By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected] Buying or selling a home is generally one of the most important financial decisions an individual will make in his or her lifetime. As such, it is highly recommended that you have an attorney involved and that you do not sign anything related to the anticipated purchase or sale […]
