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Vaughan Baio & Partners Expansion in Florida Featured in the Daily Business Review
Vaughan Baio & Partners was featured in the article, “Midsize Firm Vaughan Baio Enters Florida, Launches 2 New Offices,” published in the Daily Business Review on September 23, 2022. ALM Florida Bureau Chief Raychel Lean spoke with Partner Daniel J. DeMay about the “perfect marriage” of the two …
Vaughan Baio & Partners Continues Momentum, Adds Three New Attorneys
Philadelphia, June 13, 2022 – Vaughan Baio & Partners continues its growth momentum as it announces the addition of three new attorneys. Partner Debra Doby will be practicing in New York; Partner Ken Kaup will be based in Newark N.J.; and Associate Kevin Connell will be based in Syracuse, N.Y. …
Employee vs. Independent Contractor Classification –
Control is the Determining Factor
By: Anthony C. Giletto In most states, including Delaware, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, the classification of an employee vs. an independent contractor generally comes down to the issue of control. This means, not only do we need to know who has control over the individual’s duties and …
Eight New Attorneys Join in
New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, May 24, 2022 – Vaughan Baio & Partners is pleased to welcome eight new attorneys to the firm – five partners and three associates, who are resident in offices across the firm’s footprint in New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania. Partners include Anthony C. Giletto, Richard …
Three Things to Know
About Worker Classification Laws
By: Anne Mulhern Federal rules regarding worker classification – as either employees or independent contractors – just became a bit clearer, at least for the time being. On March 14, Judge Marcia Crone of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas reinstated the Trump …
Shannon T. O’Connor and Christian T. Higgins Discuss “Reasonableness of Emergency-Related Laws” in New York Law Journal
Shannon T. O’Connor and Christian T. Higgins, attorneys in the Employment Practice & Liability and Public Sector practice groups, co-authored the article, “Second Circuit’s Melendez Decision and the Reasonableness of Emergency-Related Laws,” in the New York Law Journal, January 7, 2022. In the …
Congratulations to New Partner, Robert S. Smith
Vaughan Baio & Partners is proud to announce Robert S. Smith as the firm’s newest Partner. He became an associate with the firm in the fall of 2021. Robert S. Smith focuses his practice on counseling and defending insurers, employers, and third-party administrators in a wide range of workers’ …
Vaughan Baio & Partners’ Newest Addition,
Shannon T. O’Connor,
and Firm Founders,
Joe Vaughan and Madeline Baio,
Featured in New York Law Journal
Vaughan Baio & Partners’ most recent hire – New York State federal litigator Shannon T. O’Connor – and the firm’s Co-Founders – Joe Vaughan and Madeline Baio – were featured in the article, “Plucky New Firm Continues Empire State Expansion with Addition of Syracuse-Based Partner,” which appeared …
Vaughan Baio & Partners’ Shannon T. O’Connor Featured in Law360
Vaughan Baio & Partners’ newest addition, Shannon T. O’Connor, was highlighted in the article, “Vaughan Baio Grows NY Practice with Goldberg Segalla Hire,” that appeared in Law360 on Monday, November 1. “O’Connor…with vast experience representing local governments and law enforcement in the …
Vaughan Baio & Partners Welcomes
Shannon T. O’Connor
As Firm Continues Growth in New York State
PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 9, 2021 – Vaughan Baio & Partners is pleased to welcome Shannon T. O’Connor, who joins the firm as Partner in the Labor, Employment & Liability Practice Group. Ms. O’Connor is a seasoned and well-respected Federal litigator who is admitted in all four federal courts in …
Vaughan Baio & Partners New Syracuse Attorneys Highlighted in Post-Standard
Vaughan Baio & Partners’ expansion into upstate New York was featured in the August 24 edition of the Syracuse Post-Standard, the city’s daily newspaper. The article highlighted Partners Claire T. Brookins, Cory A. DeCresenza, Kelly C. O’Connor and Tracey A. McLean, who leads the Syracuse team. …
Vaughan Baio & Partners New Attorneys, Upstate NY Growth Featured in Law360
Vaughan Baio & Partners was featured in the article, “Vaughan Baio Snags 9 From Goldberg Segalla, Grows In NY,” that appeared in Law360 on August 11. The article reported the news that Zachary H. Pratt and Tracey A. McLean, will head the team of new attorneys in the firm’s new offices in Albany …
Vaughan Baio & Partners New Attorneys, Upstate NY Growth Featured in The Legal Intelligencer
Vaughan Baio & Partners was featured in The Legal Intelligencer on Tuesday, August 10, 2021, on the news that the firm “grew its head count by more than one-third” with the addition of nine workers’ compensation and employment attorneys and the opening of two new offices in upstate New York – in …
Vaughan Baio & Partners Welcomes 9 New Attorneys in Two New Offices in NYS
New Attorneys Join Vaughan Baio’s Deep Bench in Workers’ Compensation Law & Employment Litigation PHILADELPHIA, August 10, 2021 – Vaughan Baio & Partners announced today the addition of nine new attorneys, who will be at the forefront of the firm’s expansion in New York State. …
NJ LABOR LAW UPDATE
The Senate Labor Law Committee met today to review three bills that will make it even easier for the NJ Department of Labor to find employers liable for employee misclassification. The Senate and Assembly versions of these pieces of legislation were filed last week and appear to be fast-tracked for …
James J. Turocy Secures $285,000 Recovery For Clients From Supersedeas Fund In Firefighter Cancer Case
James J. Turocy, a Partner in the firm’s Pittsburgh office, secured a resolution for the City of Washington, Pennsylvania, and Selective Insurance in the case of a firefighter who developed a rare form of cancer following his retirement. In this workers’ compensation case, the firefighter filed a …
Vaughan Baio & Partners New Jersey Growth Covered in Law360
Vaughan Baio & Partners “has bolstered its employment practice in New Jersey” is how Law360 described the firm’s recent addition of four new partners in their New Brunswick, N.J. office -- Peter P. Perla Jr., Joseph P. Horan II, Susie B. Burns and Cindy Ringel. According to Perla, the public …
We have exciting news!
Well-known lawyers, Joe Vaughan and Madeline Baio, have joined forces to assemble a team of experienced attorneys and highly skilled para-professionals each of whom share the same goal of delivering exceptional service on a consistent basis to their valued clients whom they sincerely consider their …