Following Spouse to New Job is Held Good Cause for Termination of Employment
Keller & Associates, P.C.
It was either a victory for family values or, as a dissenting judge described it, an unfair and unauthorized .
Individual Assistance Programs
DHS - Federal Emergency Management Agency
Fact sheet from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) which describes FEMA's programs designed to assist individuals after a disaster.
Supreme Court Affirms Ruling On "Potato Chip" Case: Good News For Employers
Jun Suk Bang and Alain M. Baudry of White and Williams LLP
On June 16, 1998, the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania made life a little easier for employers. In Rue v. K-Mart Corp..
Postmark Your Appeal
Michael F. X. Gillin & Associates, P.C.
A party to a lawsuit can easily lose a claim or an appeal by missing a filing deadline. Recently, an employer who f.
No Substitutes Please: Pennsylvania Non-Lawyers Barred From Representing Employers in Unemployment Compensation Proceedings
Robert W. Pritchard and Shannon H. Paliotta of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
Reversing a long-standing practice in Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania held in a 5-2 decision that corporations may not be represented by non-lawyers at unemployment compensation hearings.
Pennsylvania Governor Rendell Signs Legislation Allowing Non-Attorneys to Represent Corporate Employers in Unemployment Compensation Proceedings
John M. O'Donnell and William J. Leahy of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
In February, 2005, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court issued a decision holding that corporations could not be represented by non-attorneys in administrative proceedings involving unemployment compensation claims. Harkness v. Unemployment Compensation Board of Review, No. 150 C.D. 2004 (Pa. Commw. Feb. 3, 2005). As a result of the Harkness decision, company employees could appear and testify at unemployment compensation hearings without legal representation, but they were not permitted to ask questions of witnesses, make objections, or deliver legal arguments.
Illinois Grants Unemployment Benefits To Locked-Out Employees
John DiJohn of Littler Mendelson, P.C.
On March 7, 2005, Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich signed into law an act that amended Section 604 of the Illinois Unemployment Insurance Act. As amended, Section 604 now provides unemployment benefits to employees who are locked out by their employer. Effective January 1, 2006, locked out employees will be entitled to receive benefits provided the employees are not otherwise disqualified from receiving benefits under another section of the Illinois Unemployment Compensation Act.
Pennslyvania Supreme Court Rules that Unemployment Compensation Referee's Factual Findings can be Re-Tried in a Civil Trial
Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC
On June 16, 1998, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court determined that the factual findings of unemployment compensation .
Frequently Asked Questions regarding a CFIDS/ Fibromyalgia claim
Law Office of Alec G. Sohmer
Why is it necessary to apply for an administrative appeal for my CFIDS/ Fibromyalgia claim?
Going It Alone at an Unemployment Compensation Hearing in Pennsylvania
Robert E. Ballard of Powell, Trachtman, Logan, Carrle & Lombardo P.C.
Consider a situation in which an undeserving employee files for unemployment compensation and a hearing is sche.
Recent Employment-Related Legislative Changes
Rudman & Winchell
The recently concluded First Regular Session of the 119th Maine Legislature resulted in a number of statutory changes relating to employment law.