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07.25.2024
The “Ban-Wagon” Has Arrived in Pennsylvania Banning Many Non-Competes for Health Care Practitioners
Governor Josh Shapiro has signed the “Fair Contracting for Health Care Practitioner’s Act” (“the Act”), Pennsylvania’s first statute imposing limitations on the use of non-competes in the Commonwealth. Pennsylvania joins the growing list of a dozen states which have enacted legislative bans or limitations on healthcare provider non-competition agreements in recent years. The Act, which […]
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04.24.2024
Department of Labor’s Final Rule Dramatically Expands the Pool of Employees Eligible for Overtime with Initial Round of Changes Effective on July 1, 2024
On April 23, 2024, the Department of Labor (“DOL”) announced long-awaited revisions to overtime regulations under the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). The most important change will allow many more workers to receive overtime pay because the DOL raised the minimum salary that employees must receive before they can ever be exempt from overtime under the recognized […]
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02.07.2024
State of New Jersey Seeks Millions of Dollars Against Companies for Alleged Misclassification of Workers as Independent Contractors
February 2024 The State of New Jersey has recently filed a lawsuit under a 2021 law permitting it to directly sue employers in court for misclassifying workers as independent contractors. The complaint was filed against shipping and logistics companies STG Logistics, Inc. and STG Drayage LLC. The State seeks to recover up to millions of dollars in back wages, […]
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12.01.2023
Peter Frattarelli and Simone Adkins Co-Author NJLJ Article “What’s the Law? Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in Internal Investigations”
Archer attorneys, Peter Frattarelli and Simone Adkins, co-authored the New Jersey Lawyer article, “What’s the Law? Attorney-Client Privilege and Work Product Doctrine in Internal Investigations.” The attorney-client privilege analysis is never an easy one when internal investigations are conducted. In their article, Peter and Simone discuss navigating the complex waters of internal investigations when employers […]
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Meghan Hitch
Meghan is an associate in the Labor & Employment practice group where she advises and represents employers in a broad range of matters from daily counseling through litigation. Before joining Archer, Meghan received her law degree from New York Law School where she was a member of the New York Law School Law Review and the Securities Arbitration Clinic. During law school, Meghan served as a judicial extern in the New York State Supreme Court and worked in the mediation unit of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Meghan represented her school in the 2019 International Chambers of Commerce Mediation Competition in Paris, France. She has a Certificate in alternative dispute resolution and remains committed to the field of conflict avoidance, management and resolution.