Labor & Employment Law

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Parody is a Protected Form of Speech
Targets of criticism seek to shut down Internet sites that poke fun

Bextra Injury Risks
Bextra Increases Risk of Fatal Heart Attack

Cumulative Voting
Protecting minority shareholder interests

The Civil Rights Act of 1871
Law bans discrimination enacted under color of state law

State Will Statutes
State Differences in Last Will and Testament Checklist

Rally Rights
Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement.

Overtime for Programmers
alleging that some companies try to avoid paying employees overtime by categorizing them as "salaried" employees.

Civil / Human Rights
alleging violations of basic human and civil rights.

SJS, Stevens Johnson Syndrome
alleging that certain drugs cause this deadly skin inflammation.

Advil - Ibuprofen
allegedly leads to Stevens Johnson Syndrome and Toxic Epidermal Necrosis.

Ketek
allegedly causing potentially life threatening Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) skin reaction.