PHILADELPHIA — A former employee has filed a class-action lawsuit against Coatesville Area School District and Superintendent Cathy Taschner, citing alleged retaliation and wrongful termination.
PHILADELPHIA – Last Friday, a Philadelphia federal court entered a default judgment in the favor of the Laborers’ District Council of the Metropolitan Area of Philadelphia and Vicinity and its various Benefit Funds, who sought damages and equitable relief under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and the Labor Management Relations Act (LMRA).
PHILADELPHIA – A woman is suing her former employer over a claim that she was fired after missing time due to an ectopic pregnancy and recovery from surgery.
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled a woman’s claims of unlawful retaliation under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) against Harrah’s Chester Casino & Racetrack were once again dismissed through a grant of summary judgment.
PHILADELPHIA — A certified public accountant is suing her former employer for allegations of wrongful termination and unlawful enforcement of a non-compete clause.
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia man is suing a local company, alleging his termination was due to racial discrimination and in violation of the Civil Rights Act.
PHILADELPHIA — A former Dunkin Donuts employees is suing the company, alleging he was forced to resign after repeated acts of discrimination and retaliation.
PHILADELPHIA – A federal judge has granted summary judgment to several police officers and Upper Providence Township, in finding they did not violate a Media woman’s federal and state civil rights when arresting her on theft charges.
A local hospital has been compelled to provide documents on the procedures associated with compensating its employees for meal breaks, in a prospective class action suit brought by those same employees.
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has upheld a trial court decision which dismissed a civil rights complaint filed by a Pennsylvania police chief against his town’s Board of Supervisors.
A Lancaster County man is suing a large Arkansas-based retailer on charges of wrongful death, alleging premises negligence in a 2014 incident which he claims hastened his wife’s demise later that year.
Judge Graham Mullen said Garlock Sealing Technologies has adequately stated its RICO claims, but he did not rule on whether they were filed too late. The company is accusing asbestos firms of manipulating a compensation system that includes civil lawsuits and submissions to bankruptcy trusts established by companies.
