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A Philly nonprofit is facing a federal lawsuit for denying a pregnant employee’s request to work remotely

Meghan Seitz asked her employer, the Support Center for Child Advocates, if she could work remotely while pregnant due to concerns about COVID exposure.

MaryNissi Lemon of Lemonlife Doula and Birthing Services (kneeling on left) explains that different positions can offer relief during childbirth during a childbirth education class at the Garsen Center, 4704 Leiper St. Phila., Pa. on May 22, 2022. Starting in 2025, certified doula services enrolled in the state's Medical Assistance program will be covered by Medicaid.

Philadelphia

New year, new laws: Pay raises, PTSD coverage, minimum wage increase, and health reforms hit Pa. and N.J.

Louis Bechtle, who was a U.S. District Court Judge from 1972 to 2001, in his chambers upon his retirement.

Obituaries

Louis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97

The Court of Common Pleas in Philadelphia City Hall Dec. 18, 2023. Common Pleas are the general trial courts of Pennsylvania. They are organized into 60 judicial districts, most serving a single county.

Legal News

Philly and the Pa. Supreme Court are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ a tort reform group says. Trial attorneys aren’t happy.

A video screen grab pictures mysterious drone sightings that appear to be spreading beyond North Jersey to areas of Pennsylvania and New York. Video footage from a drone sighting in Bucks County Sunday night was posted on Enigma, a crowd-sourced social media platform for UFO sightings.

Nation & World

A Philly nonprofit is facing a federal lawsuit for denying a pregnant employee’s request to work remotely

New year, new laws: Pay raises, PTSD coverage, minimum wage increase, and health reforms hit Pa. and N.J.

Louis C. Bechtle, Philadelphia’s former U.S. Attorney and chief federal judge, dies at 97

Philly and the Pa. Supreme Court are top ‘judicial hellholes,’ a tort reform group says. Trial attorneys aren’t happy.

Can you shoot a drone down? What if it’s trespassing? We explain.