Category: Employment Law

Fri Dec 9, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

Keeping problem employees around for too long is asking for trouble.  Just ask a major furniture company that recently got burned.

Sat Sep 3, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

Can management shorten the time within which claims must be brought under anti-discrimination statutes?  According to the New Jersey Supreme Court, the answer is no, because of public policy.

Tue Jun 14, 2016

Posted in Commercial Litigation, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

With the economy still struggling, we’ve been receiving a lot of inquiries from companies seeking to enforce non-compete agreements against former employees.  Such agreements can help protect...

Tue Apr 26, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Eugene Killian, Jr. | Share

We’re often asked to review employment manuals for our clients.  (What an exciting life!!!)  And because we’re primarily a litigation and insurance coverage shop, we’re acutely aware of...

Tue Mar 8, 2016

Posted in Cybersecurity, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

Last December’s San Bernardino shootings horrified us all.  As you probably know, they’ve now led to an interesting dispute between Apple and the Department of Justice over whether Apple can be...

Tue Feb 9, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

I have friends who think that Disney World and Disneyland are wonderful places.  But a group of laid-off Disney IT employees wouldn’t agree, because they’ve been displaced by a crowd of foreign...

Thu Jan 21, 2016

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

The recent saga of Caitlyn Jenner called to the forefront issues, opinions and prejudices regarding transgender people.The chance exists that your company will eventually have to face transgender...

Mon Dec 14, 2015

Posted in Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

We’re human.  We all have some personal issues (some large, some small).  And we’ve all heard that the divorce rate in the U.S. is hovering around 50%.  (That’s actually a misleading...

Wed Jul 29, 2015

Posted in Corporate Litigation, Employment Law by Gene Killian | Share

A Pennsylvania trial court recently wrestled with the question of whether employees can sue their employers when personal (payroll) information is compromised by a breach of the company’s...