Legal Articles

Every employee has the right to a workplace free from discrimination and retaliation. But in reality, many employees face this kind of unfair treatment at work on a daily basis. When an employee exercises one or more of his or her workplace rights and in return faces actions meant to punish him or her for…

Unfortunately, pregnancy discrimination remains a serious problem in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. According to data provided by the National Partnership for Women & Families, nearly 31,000 cases of pregnancy discrimination were filed with federal and state agencies between 2011 and 2015. Undoubtedly, there are many incidents of pregnancy discrimination in which claims are…

A qui tam lawsuit is a specific type of whistleblower lawsuit. A qui tam lawsuit is brought by an employee whistleblower who is aware of false claims for the payment of government funds by their employer under the federal False Claims Act or an analogous state statute. Whistleblowers are compensated significantly for informing the government…

For people working in Pennsylvania, employees expect that their employers are adhering to all wage and hour laws set by state and federal law. Sometimes businesses take advantage of their employees and subvert the laws meant to protect the people who work for them, or mistakenly violate wage and hour laws when compensating their employees.…

In an 80-page opinion by Judge Robert F. Kelly of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the jury verdict win by Console Mattiacci Law this summer against Temple University was upheld. Laura Carlin Mattiacci, as lead trial counsel, and Rahul Munshi, as co-counsel, both of Console Mattiacci Law, represented Ruth…