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3rd Circuit Clarifies Standard in Workplace Harassment Cases

On July 18, 2017 by Schnader in Labor and Employment

By Jo Bennett In a decision issued last week, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit clarified that a single comment may give rise to a claim of workplace harassment.  In its decision, issued in Castleberry v. STI Group, the court reinstated harassment claims brought by two African […]

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Webinar: Effective Loan Documentation for Lenders: How to Deter and Prevent Litigation through Proven Loan Documentation Safeguards

On November 7, 2013 by Schnader in Finance

Schnader attorneys Melissa S. Blanton, vice chair of the firm’s Corporate and Finance Practice Group, and Stephen J. Shapiro, co-chair of the firm’s Financial Services Litigation Practice Group, will be presenting a financial services webinar on November 19 at Noon EST titled “Effective Loan Documentation for Lenders: How to Deter and Prevent Litigation through Proven […]

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Third Circuit Defers to DOL and Adopts ARB’s New and Expansive Definition of Protected Activity under SOX

On April 2, 2013 by Schnader in Labor and Employment

By Scott J. Wenner A sharply divided panel of the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has embraced the Department of Labor Arbitration Review Board’s (ARB) broad redefinition of “protected activity”  under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX). In Wiest v. Lynch, No. 11-4257 (March 19, 2013),  Judge Vanaskie, writing for himself […]

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