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The Role of Anonymous Complaints In the Workplace In Ordering Psychological Fitness-For-Duty Examinations
Published Date: January 26, 2016
A newly published decision from New Jersey's intermediate level appellate court answers a question of first impression in New Jersey: under what circumstances should an employer order a psychological fitness-for-duty examination for an employee based upon a co-worker's complaints or suspicions? Yesterday, in In the Matter of Paul Williams et al., the Court considered the issue of whether an employer's [...] Read More
Frank M. Rapoport Quoted in Law360
Published Date: January 23, 2016
Frank M. Rapoport was quoted as an expert source in a story that ran in Law360 on January 14, 2016 regarding New York state’s $100 billion in budgeted capital investments for infrastructure upgrades. Since New York has not yet enacted legislation for public-private-partnerships (P3s), Rapoport suggested that Governor Cuomo’s advisers will be looking at how are they going to come [...] Read More
Earned a Spot in the Top 100 Law Firms
Published Date: January 20, 2016
Peckar & Abramson, P.C. (P&A) is pleased to announce that it has earned a spot in the top 100 law firms named in BTI Consulting Group, Inc.’s Client Service A-Team 2016. The honor acknowledges those law firms which have been recognized by legal decision makers for delivering the highest levels of client service. Read More
Christopher M. Sweeney Authored Article in AGC of America Newsletter
Published Date: January 20, 2016
Christopher M. Sweeney authored an article in the AGC of America Newsletter, Volume 2, No. 1, January 2016, titled "Document Everything". The article discusses the need for contractors to keep detailed, contemporaneous documentation during the course of their projects in order to mitigate and potentially recover damages due to losses in efficiency. The best offense in an inefficiency claim is [...] Read More
David Scriven-Young Quoted in Legal News Online
Published Date: January 17, 2016
David Scriven-Young was quoted in Legal News Online in the January 7, 2016 post in an article titled "SC bars Workers' Comp asbestos claim; Employers breathing "sign of relief," attorney says". The article focuses on an Illinois Supreme Court decision as it related to the time limitations for a claim under the Workers' Compensation Act and the Workers' Occupational Disease [...] Read More
