When: October 12, 2017 | 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM Where: Ramada Inn Toms River Speaker: Laura Link, Esq. Overview: The backbone of every compensation program is base pay. When employees take on new roles and responsibilities, base pay can change through the promotion process. But, even legitimate compensation decisions can trigger lawsuits and affect […]

Keeping up to date with recent changes in New Jersey law is critical in order to effectively represent your clients. However, if you handle a broad range of matters, tracking the latest developments can be time consuming and tedious. Register today for this informative annual program to hear some of New Jersey’s leading authorities provide […]

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Shelley R. Smith will be a presenter at The Dispute Resolution Institute’s 19th Annual Personal Injury Practicum on April 6th at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Ms. Smith will be discussing the work of the Philadelphia Bar Association’s Judicial Commission. The seminar is intended for both plaintiff and defense personal injury lawyers of all levels of […]

Shelley R. Smith, a Partner in the firm’s Philadelphia office, recently joined the Board of Directors of the Support Center for Child Advocates (“Child Advocates”), the nation’s oldest and largest pro bono legal and social services agency serving abused and neglected children. Members of Child Advocate’s Board of Directors are charged with bringing their unique […]

On January 23, 2017, Mayor Jim Kenney of Philadelphia signed into law a bill, which prohibits employers from asking prospective employees about their wage history or requiring prospective employees to disclose their wage history. The bill also prohibits employers from relying on wage history in making its decisions unless applicants made the disclosure willingly and […]

New York joins California in becoming one of the first states of the Nation to increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour.  For New York, this change will be gradual and its first effects have already begun as of December 31, 2016. The end result is to bring the minimum wage for non-tipped workers […]

In a stunning development, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas granted an emergency motion for preliminary injunction that challenged the validity of the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, just about a week before the rule was to take effect.  Significantly, the Order granting the motion enjoins the rule nationwide […]

We often receive calls from employers advising that they want to hire a new employee (from a competitor of course) who is the best thing since sliced bread but he has this non-compete agreement.  The first question is usually: “that’s not enforceable, right?” The seemingly useless lawyer answer of “it depends” is just the starting […]

Many U.S. employers use non-compete agreements to protect their sensitive proprietary information. These agreements establish a “buffer” time period during which a departing employee is prohibited from taking a job with a competitor, often within a defined geographic area. While non-compete restrictions were once linked primarily with highly compensated executive employees, a report issued by […]