Pennsylvania Retaliation Law

<h2> <center> Andrew Morgan v. Allison Crane & Rigging, L.L.C. </h2> </center>

Williamsport, Pennsylvania disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an Americans With Disabilities Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 is a landmark civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities<br> . Its purpose is to guarantee that people with disabilities have the same opportunities as everyone else in areas of... More...

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<center></center><h1><center> United States of America v. Joseph LaForte </h1></center></h1>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with RICO Conspiracy, Securities Fraud, Tax Crimes, and Related Offenses </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Par Funding CEO Sentenced to 15½ Years in Prison for RICO Conspiracy, Securities Fraud, Tax Crimes, and Related Offenses</h2></c... More...

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<h1><center> United States of America v. Gregory Schmehl </h1></center>

<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawfully demanding money as a union representative from a union employer for hours he did not work, in an amount not exceeding $1,000. </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Local 98 Member Sentenced for Unlawfully Seeking Money From ... More...

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<h2> <center> Pierre D. Williams v. West Chester University </h2> </center>

<h2><br> Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil rights job discrimination in employment lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Job discrimination law in the United States prohibits employers from making employment decisions based on certain characteristics of a person, including:<br> <br> Race<br> Color<br> Religion<br> Sex, including pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gend... More...

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<h2> <center> Thomas J. Kairys v. Southern Pines Trucking, Inc. </h2> </center>

<h2><br> Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Americans With Disabilities Act violation civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> Southern Pines Trucking ... A premier, asset-based carrier that specializes in transporting gases and oversize/overweight loads.<br> <br> On February 7, 2022, the parties in this employment-discrimination case proceeded to a jury trial on several claims, includi... More...

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<h2> <center> Jeffrey Krug v. Bloomsburg Univesity, et al. </h2> </center>

<h2><br> Williamsport, Pennsylvania civil rights wrongful termination retaliation lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> Jeffrey Krug, formoer dean of the Zeighler College of Business and a tenured faculty member claimed that he was wrongfully terminated in 2018.<br> <br> Defendant Bloomsburg University (“BU”) is an institute of higher education under the control and ope... More...

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<h2><center> Brahim Jouhari v. Berks Area Regional Transportation Authority </h2></center>

<h2><br> Allentown, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> Employment discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers. Discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termi... More...

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<h2><center> Bisa Muhammad v. Gaudenzia DRC, Inc., et al. </h2></center>

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an employment discrimination theory.<br> <br> Employment discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers. Discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, compensa... More...

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<h2><center> Terrance Brunson, Jr. v. Radiant Global Logistics, Inc. </h2></center>

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil right lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sue on a job discrmination theory. <br> <br> 42 U.S.C. Section 1981 bars all racial discrimination, private as well as public, in sale or rental or property. Also, the U.S. Supreme Court, in CBOCS West, Inc. v. Humphries ruled that Section 1981 extends to retaliation claims.... More...

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<h2><center> Ephriam Rodriquez v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) </h2></center>

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil litigation, Lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant Family Medical Leave Act violation theory.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Rodriquez suffers from severe migraines with auras. SEPTA SUMF He began working for Defendant Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (“SEPTA”) in 2015. After prior attendance issues, Rodriquez accumulated t... More...

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<h2><center> Kevin Lewis v. Overbrook School for the Blind, et al. </h2></center>

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> "Employment discrimination civil rights law is a body of law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on their protected characteristics. Protected characteristics include race, color, religion, sex (including gender ide... More...

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<h2><center> Charles Norcross v. Turkey Hill Minit Marketing, LLC </h2></center>

Allentown, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on an employment discrimination theory.<br> <br> "Employment discrimination law is a body of law that prohibits employers from discriminating against employees or applicants based on their protected characteristics. Protected characteristics include race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity an... More...

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<h2><center> Jane Doe, et al. v. Shawnee Holding, Inc. d/b/a Shawnee Inn & Golf Resort, et al. </h2></center>

Scranton, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination theory under 42 U.S.C. 2000e.<br> <br> This action was commenced when the plaintiffs, Jane Doe 1 (“Doe 1”) and Jane Doe 2 (“Doe 2”), appearing through counsel, filed their complaint on June 11, 2021. (Doc. 1.) The plaintiffs are a same-sex married couple. In... More...

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<h2><center> Dawn Cutillo, et al. v. David Cutillo, et al. </h2></center>

Allentown, Pennsylvania intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on copyright infringement theories. <br> <br> <br> Plaintiffs Dawn Cutillo and Infinity Health, LLC (“IH”) have alleged federal and state law claims against Defendants David Cutillo, Infinity Health Advisors LLC, (“IHA”), and intervenor IHA Distribution, LLC (“IHAD”).... More...

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<h2> <center> United States of America v. Kenelm L. Shirk </h2> </center>

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with threatening to murder members of the United States Senate.<br> <br> Kenelm L. Shirk, age 72, pleaded guilty to making threats to murder Democratic members of the United States Senate. On January 21, 2021, Shirk made threats to murder Democratic members of the United States Senate in retaliation for the performance ... More...

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<h2><center> Aljamid Brown-Bremer v. Pleasant Valley Manor Skilled Nursing Home </h2> </center>

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania civil rights lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued her former employer claiming to have been discriminated against because of her race. <br> <br> <br> Plaintiff primarily alleges that she was wrongfully terminated and discriminated against by Defendant, her employer, due to her race (African American), color (Black), and national origin (Jamaican). She also alleges a fa... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. Brian Buglio </h2></center>

Wilkes-Barre, PA: Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with depriving another of their civil rights.<br> <br> Brian Buglio, age 46, of Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, the former Chief of Police for the West Hazleton Police Department, pleaded guilty to a deprivation of civil rights, after he threatened a private citizen with felony criminal charges, in retaliation for social media p... More...

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<center> <h2> TIEKU ANNOR v. ATTORNEY GENERAL UNITED STATES OF AMERICA </h2> </center>

<center><h2><font color="red"> Philadelphia, PA - Immigration lawyer represented defendant with petitioning for review of a final order of removal charge. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Annor is a citizen of Ghana. He first entered the United States in 2008, and then <br> traveled back and forth between Ghana and the United States several times. In 2018, <br> when he attempted to enter t... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. GARTOR KIKI BROWN </h2></center>

<center><h2><font color="red"> Philadelphia, PA - Criminal defense lawyer represented defendant with the District Court’s dismissal of several of his claims and the grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants. </h2></font></b></i></center><br> <br> Brown was arrested in August 2015.1<br> Detective Raymond Blohm of the Upper <br> Darby Police Department subsequently obtained a search ... More...

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<h2><center> United States of America v. Bruce D. Brandler </h2></center>

Scranton, Pennsylvania criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Brian Buglio, age 45, of Lattimer Mines, Pennsylvania, was charged in a criminal information on May 27, 2021, with a civil rights violation.<br> <br> According to Acting United States Bruce D. Brandler, the information alleges that Buglio, the Chief of Police for the West Hazleton Police Department, threatened a private citizen ... More...

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<center> <h2> Anthony Hildebrand v. Allegheny County </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/styles/slideshow/public/slideshows/slides/erie_pa.jpg?itok=EezIEe-W"><br> </center><br> <br> In 2013, Anthony Hildebrand sued his former employer for age discrimination in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania. When jurisdiction was returned to the District Court in 2015 after an appe... More...

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<center> <h2> Raysa Alcantara v. Aerotek, Inc. </h2> </center>

<center><br> <img width="300" src="https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/resized_image/EA_2018-05-09_Exterior_View-Final_570_0.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Plaintiff Raysa Alcantara appeals the District Court’s order granting summary<br> judgment in favor of Defendant Aerotek, Inc. on her employment discrimination claims. For the reasons that follow, we will affirm.<br> I1<br> A<br> Aerotek, a recruitin... More...

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<center> <h2> Marie Gillispie v. Regional Care Hospital Partners, Inc. <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.pawd.uscourts.gov/sites/pawd/files/courthouse_pittsburgh.jpg"> <P> Western District of Pennsylvania Courthouse - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania </h2> </center>

We are asked to determine whether the District Court<br> erred in dismissing a claim under the “whistleblower”<br> protection provision of the Emergency Medical Treatment and<br> Active Labor Act (“EMTALA”), 42 U.S.C. § 1395dd. The<br> dispute here arises from Marie Gillispie’s allegations that the<br> Southwest Regional Medical Center (the “Medical Center”)<br> terminated her emplo... More...

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<center> <h2> Colleen M. Bradley v. West Chester University of The Pennsylvania State Sytem of Higher Education <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.paep.uscourts.gov/sites/paep/files/styles/gallery_slider_full/public/phila1_0.jpg?itok=2YIDLoh-"> <p> Eastern District of Pennsylvania Federal Courthouse - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </h2> </center>

While employed in an administrative position at West<br> Chester University of Pennsylvania, Colleen Bradley shared<br> her concerns about one of the school’s budget documents with<br> her colleagues. Subsequently, she was informed by her<br> supervisor that her employment contract would not be<br> renewed. Arguing that her speech was protected by the First<br> Amendment to the United States Con... More...

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<center> <h2> Marie DiFiore v. CSL Behring, LLC <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.paep.uscourts.gov/sites/paep/files/styles/gallery_slider_full/public/phila1_0.jpg?itok=2YIDLoh-"> <p> Eastern District of Pennsylvania Federal Courthouse - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </h2> </center>

Marie DiFiore asserted claims against her former employer, CSL Behring, for retaliation in violation of the False Claims Act, and for wrongful discharge under a theory of constructive discharge in violation of Pennsylvania state<br> 3<br> law. The False Claims Act (“FCA”) includes an anti-retaliation provision for employee whistleblowers who engage in activity protected by the FCA. The Distric... More...

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<center> <h2> Estate of Jeffrey H. Ware v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, et al. <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.paep.uscourts.gov/sites/paep/files/styles/gallery_slider_full/public/phila1_0.jpg?itok=2YIDLoh-"> <p> Federal Courthouse - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </h2> </center>

Barbara Boyer, the widow of a cancer researcher who developed a fatal tumor allegedly as a result of inadequate safety precautions taken to protect him from radiation in his lab, sued the University of Pennsylvania together with affiliated persons and entities.1 Before us is the reach of the Price-Anderson Act, see 42 U.S.C. § 2011, et seq., and its remedy-limiting provisions. The Act gives feder... More...

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<center> <h2> Craig Zuber v. Boscov's <P> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit.svg/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit.svg.png"> <P> Third Circuit Court of Appeals - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania </h2> </center>

In this appeal, we must determine whether a former employee waived his right to assert claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 U.S.C. § 2617 (“FMLA”), and Pennsylvania common law when he signed a Compromise and Release Agreement (“C&R”) to settle his workers’ compensation claims. The District Court held that the former<br> 3<br> employee had waived his claim, and grant... More...

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<center> <h2> Roger Vanderklok v. United States of America <P> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit.svg/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Third_Circuit.svg.png"> </h2> </center>

Roger Vanderklok wanted to fly from Philadelphia to<br> Miami, where he intended to run a half-marathon. In his<br> carry-on luggage, he had a heart monitor and watch stored<br> inside a piece of PVC pipe that was capped on both ends.<br> During screening at the airport security checkpoint, the pipe<br> and electronics prompted secondary screening, supervised by<br> Transportation Security Adminis... More...

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Joseph E. De Ritts v. Thomas J. McGarrigle, et al.

To explain a perceived demotion to judges, other attorneys, and county officials, Appellee, an Assistant Public Defender, circulated a rumor he had heard and alleged he was being punished for taking too many cases to trial. After the Public Defender fired Appellee for those statements, Appellee filed suit, claiming a violation of his First Amendment rights, and the District Court denied the Public... More...

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<center> <h2> Jane Doe v. Mercy Catholic Medical Center </h2> <P> <img width="400" src="http://www.mercyhealth.org/app/files/public/2181/dropdown-location-philadelphia.jpg"> </center>

Medical residencies are a vital component of American medical education. McKeesport Hosp. v. ACGME, 24 F.3d 519, 525 (3d Cir. 1994). They provide new doctors a supervised transition between the pure academics of medical school and the realities of practice. Generally they do so successfully: Our nation’s residency programs reliably produce some of the “finest physicians and medical researchers... More...

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<center> <h2> Frederick Capps v. Mondelez Global, LLC </h2> <img width="400" src="https://static01.nyt.com/images/2012/05/24/business/Kraft1/Kraft1-superJumbo.jpg"> </center>

Frederick Capps challenges the District Court’s Order<br> granting summary judgment in favor of Capps’ former<br> employer, Mondelez Global, LLC (“Mondelez”), one of the<br> largest manufacturers of snack food and beverage productions<br> in the United States. Specifically, Capps argues that the<br> District Court erred in granting Mondelez’s summary<br> judgment motion on Capps’ claim... More...

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Jeffrey Wiest v. Tyco Electronics Corp

We review the record in the light most favorable to the party opposing summary judgment—here, the plaintiff. See Reedy v. Evanson, 615 F.3d 197, 210 (3d Cir. 2010). Nevertheless, we do not at the summary judgment stage of proceedings accept as true allegations unsupported in the record. See Williams v. Borough of West Chester, 891 F.2d 458, 460 (3d Cir. 1989) (internal citations omitted) (“... More...

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Natalie Munroe v. Central Bucks School District

Plaintiff Natalie Munroe filed this First Amendment<br> retaliation action against Defendants Central Bucks School<br> District (“School District”), School District Superintendent N.<br> Robert Laws, and Central Bucks East High School (“CB<br> East”) Principal Abram Lucabaugh. The School District fired<br> Munroe, an English teacher at CB East, after her blog—in<br> which she made a numb... More...

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Natalie Munroe v. Central Bucks School District

In 2006, Munroe was hired by the School District and assigned to teach English at CB East in Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Her performance evaluations indicated that she was generally considered to be an effective and competent teacher. For example, an October 2006 review praised her abilities and work habits. In June 2008, Lucabaugh wrote a letter of recommendation in support of Munroe’s applic... More...

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DEBORAH HANSLER v. LEHIGH VALLEY HOSPITAL NETWORK

Hansler was hired by Lehigh Valley in 2011 to work as a technical partner. In early March 2013, Hansler began experiencing shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting. At the time, the cause of these symptoms was unknown. On March 13, Hansler’s physician completed a medical certification form “requesting intermittent leave at a frequency of 2 times weekly starting on March 1, 2013 and lasting fo... More...

$0 (08-23-2015 - PA)
Deborah Hansler v. Lehigh Valley Hospital Network

Deborah Hansler requested intermittent leave from her former employer, Lehigh Valley Health Network (“Lehigh Valley”), under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA” or the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.1 Specifically, Hansler submitted a medical certification<br> 1 The case name incorrectly refers to Lehigh Valley Health Network as Lehigh Valley Hospital Network.<br> 3<br> requ... More...

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MICHELLE PRECIA JONES v. SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY; ALFRED OUTLAW

Michelle Jones was fired in 2011 by her employer, the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA). SEPTA says it dismissed Jones for submitting fraudulent timesheets; Jones says her termination was the <br> 3 <br> culmination of years of unlawful sexual harassment, gender discrimination, and retaliation. The District Court entered judgment for SEPTA, Jones v. SEPTA, 2014 WL 3887747... More...

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Jane Doe v. Southwestern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

In this appeal, we consider whether a suspension with<br> pay constitutes an “adverse employment action” under the<br> substantive discrimination provision of Title VII. We hold<br> that it typically does not.<br> I<br> Jane Doe was fired in 2011 by her employer, the<br> Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority<br> (SEPTA). SEPTA says it dismissed Ms. Doe for submitting<br> fraudulen... More...

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Deborah Hansler v. Lehigh Valley Hospital Network

Deborah Hansler requested intermittent leave from her former employer, Lehigh Valley Health Network (“Lehigh Valley”), under the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 (“FMLA” or the “Act”), 29 U.S.C. § 2601 et seq.1 Specifically, Hansler submitted a medical certification requesting leave for two days a week for approximately one month. As alleged in the complaint,... More...

$0 (06-22-2015 - PA)
Jeffrey Bonkowski v. Oberg Industries, Inc.

Plaintiff Jeffrey Bonkowski appeals from the order of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granting the summary judgment motion filed by Defendant Oberg Industries, Inc. (“Oberg”) with respect to his claims under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”). In this appeal, the Court must interpret a Department of Labor (“DOL”) ... More...

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