Month: March 2013

Eviction Without Notice?By: Jennifer L. Toth, Esq.Under the Pennsylvania Landlord Tenant Act, Residential Landlords are required to give their Tenants notice in writing prior to filing eviction proceedings. The amount of notice depends on the grounds for eviction. For...

By: Linda B. Maalouf, Esq.The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania was recently tasked with considering whether an employee was eligible for benefits after being fired for excessive absences. The employee inGrand Sport Auto Body v. UCBR was warned repeatedly after...

Update: NJ Sports Betting Law Struck DownBy: Jason D. Briel, Esq.As a brief refresher on previous NJ gambling posts, a sports betting referendum was passed by registered New Jersey voters in 2011 and in 2012 the NJ state legislature passed a sports betting law which...

By: Jennifer L. Toth, Esq.Pennsylvania Tenants who are evicted after a hearing at the District Court may file an appeal with the Court of Common Pleas in their county. A residential tenant must file an appeal within 10 days from the entry of judgment. However, keep in...

By: Linda B. Maalouf, Esq.In Flecker v Statue Cruises, L.L.C., the New Jersey courts were asked to decide whether an employer's actions violated the Conscientious Employee Protection Act ("CEPA"). The plaintiff initially filed an action against his employer alleging...

By: Linda B. Maalouf, Esq.A case filed in 2007 alleging sex discrimination has recently settled out of court for $4.65 million. A group of 10 professors filed a lawsuit against the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey after using New Jersey's Open Public...