Philadelphia, PA
Business Lawyer at Philadelphia, PA
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The Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law, 43 P.S. 1421, et seq. holds that no employer may discharge, threaten or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against an employee regarding the employee's compensatio...
See Full GuideTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act provides: "It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate against any of his employees...because he has opposed any practice made an unlaw...
See Full GuideSection 11(c) of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (Act), at 29 U.S.C. 660(c), offers protection to employees who face retaliation for refusing to work in the face of imminent danger. Sec...
See Full GuideIn order to establish a claim of legal malpractice, a plaintiff must demonstrate three basic elements: 1) employment of the attorney or other basis for a duty; 2) the failure of the attorney to exerci...
See Full GuideThe Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas has defined unfair competition according to its definition in the Restatement (Third) Unfair Competition 1 (1995). See e.g. Babiarz v. Bell Atl.-Pa., Inc., 2001 ...
See Full GuideUnder Pennsylvania law, the requisite elements of a cause of action for interference with prospective contractual relations are as follows: (1) a prospective contractual relationship;(2) the purpose or...
See Full GuideThe tort of intentional interference with existing contractual relationships is governed by section 766 of the Restatement (Second) of Torts, which the Pennsylvania Supreme Court adopted in Adler, Bari...
See Full GuideTitle VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it unlawful for an employer to discriminate against any individual with respect to his [or her] compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employm...
See Full GuideThe formation of a valid contract requires the mutual assent of the contracting parties. Essner v. Shoemaker, 393 Pa. 422, 425, 143 A.2d 364, 366 (1958) (citation omitted). Mutual assent to a contract ...
See Full GuideIn Pennsylvania, there is a presumption under Unemployment Compensation Law (Law) that an individual receiving wages is an employee and not an independent contractor engaged in self-employment. Electro...
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