M. Jacqueline Larkin, Vaughan Baio & Partners With some employees already having returned to their offices, now is the time employers should consider reviewing and revising their employee handbooks. Here are three things to consider as you begin this process: The need to update your …
Three Things to Know: In PA — Post-Protz & Act 111
James J. Turocy, Esq., Vaughan Baio & Partners In Pennsylvania, the Workers’ Compensation Impairment Rating Evaluation landscape is fraught with uncertainty. This fact is due primarily to the 2017 Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision in Protz v. Workers Compensation Appeal Board (Derry Area …
Three Things to Know: Slip-and-Falls at the Shore This Summer
Jeffrey Oster, Partner, Vaughan Baio & Partners Own or operate a business at the shore? Get ready for slip-and-fall accidents this summer. Three things to do in the event of a fall (or other accident): Make sure to immediately complete an incident report which identifies any …
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 …
Jeffrey L. Oster Discusses Strategies for Protecting Internal Investigation Data in Transport Topics
Jeffrey L. Oster, who represents clients in trucking and motor vehicle liability matters, was quoted in Transport Topics' recent article “Strategies Exist to Protect Internal Safety Data From Plaintiffs’ Attorneys, Experts Say”. The article, which appears both online and in the publication’s April …
Leah E. Altman Offers Five Tips to Avoid Free Speech Issues in the Post Covid Workplace for HR Executive
In her article for HR Executive, “5 Tips to avoid free speech issues amid COVID,” Leah E. Altman points out that employees are beginning to return to a very different workplace, where there’s a lot to talk about – “…COVID-19, a polarized political climate, public health restrictions, …
Jeffrey L. Oster Explains the Value of Dashboard Cameras to Enhance Fleet Safety in Commercial Carrier Journal
On February 17, 2021, Partner Jeffrey L. Oster laid out a convincing argument in support of the inherent value that dashboard cameras can have in a fleet of commercial motor vehicles. In his article, “Why your fleet needs dash cams” (published in the Commercial Carrier Journal), Jeffrey acknowledges …
Jeffrey L. Oster Provides Guidance on Premises Liability During Inclement Weather in NJBiz
With an article that couldn’t have been more timely while much of the country is buried under feet of snow, Vaughan Baio & Partners’ Jeffrey L. Oster shared guidance for brick-and-mortar retailers and restaurateurs in the February 15, 2021 print edition of NJBiz, one of New Jersey’s leading …
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 Quoted in Law360 On New Jersey Litigation to Watch in 2021
In her January 3, 2021 article, “New Jersey Litigation to Watch in 2021,” Law360 Senior Reporter Jeannie O’Sullivan featured comments from Vaughan Baio & Partners. Attorneys Peter P. Perla and Anthony A. Skalski provided their insight on two New Jersey cases where decisions are anticipated later …
Gov. Murphy Standardizes Private Workplace COVID-19 Guidelines, Sets Stage for Statewide Enforcement
Citing a lack of proper standards and protections from the Federal government, on October 28, 2020, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy signed Executive Order No. 192 in a top-down effort to standardize private sector workplace protections in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Order, which went …
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 …
Vaughan Baio Gets Nod in Pittsburgh Business Journal
Vaughan Baio & Partners’ presence in Pittsburgh was recognized in the August 19, 2020 issue of the Pittsburgh Business Journal. Senior Reporter Patty Tascarella highlighted the new Pittsburgh office as one of six established by the newly branded firm and noted that Partner James Turocy, who …
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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 …