Murphy Anderson welcomes Nicole Rubin and Ricardo Perez
Nicole Rubin and Ricardo Perez have joined Murphy Anderson as associates in our Washington office.
Murphy Anderson welcomes Grace Anzalone
Grace Anzalone has joined Murphy Anderson as an associate in our Washington office.
Murphy Anderson Settles Misclassification and Prevailing Wage Case For 100% Of Employee’s Damages
Murphy Anderson successfully represented an employee who performed dry wall work at the Colin L. Powell K-8 Academy in Fort Washington, Maryland, a public works project subject to Maryland’s prevailing wage laws.
Murphy Anderson Attorneys Present at NELA Annual Convention
Three Murphy Anderson attorneys spoke at the nation's largest annual gathering of plaintiff's employment lawyers, the 2023 National Employment Lawyers Association Annual Convention. The convention was held on June 28-July 1, 2023 in Chicago.
NASA contractor pays $7.7 million to settle False Claims Act suit alleging fraud on small business contracting program
HX5 and its owner and CEO Margarita Howard have agreed to pay $7.76 million to resolve a False Claims Act lawsuit filed by Murphy Anderson client Vantage Systems, Inc. on behalf of the United States, alleging that the contractor fraudulently obtained federal 8(a) set-aside contracts.
Murphy Anderson Receives Washington Lawyers Committee Outstanding Achievement Award
Murphy Anderson PLLC received a Washington Lawyers Committee Outstanding Achievement Award at the Committee’s annual Brandon Awards Luncheon on Monday, June 26.
Murphy Anderson’s Mark Hanna in Market Watch on Return to Office Law
At-will employees don’t have a lot of options when employers change return-to-office requirements, Murphy Anderson partner Mark Hanna said in a MarketWatch article.
Murphy Anderson welcomes Alison Domonoske
Alison Domonoske has joined Murphy Anderson as our summer Peggy Browning fellow.
Arlus Stephens Quoted in Article About Arbitration Win
Arlus Stephens was quoted in article on arbitration win against the Postal Service.
D.C. Federal Court Rules in Favor of Murphy Anderson Client in Pension Dispute
U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss today issued a decision in favor of the Clark County Education Association, concerning a pension dispute it had with a multi-employer pension fund.
Mark Hanna quoted in article on NLRB opinion declaring NDA agreements unlawful
Charter Works, an online newsletter for executives and HR professionals focused on workplace trends, quoted Murphy Anderson partner Mark Hanna throughout its February 27, 2023, article on this ruling, limiting employers use of nondisparagement and confidentiality agreements.
Murphy Anderson Wins Important Arbitration Decision on Behalf of Postal Police Officers
Arlus Stephens, a Murphy Anderson partner, today won an important arbitration decision on behalf of the Postal Police Officers Association.
Murphy Anderson Pens Amicus Brief on Behalf of Pro-worker Organizations Urging Federal Circuit to Review its Gov’t Shutdown FLSA Rulings
Mark Hanna, Michael Anderson and Nikita Rumsey of Murphy Anderson were part of a legal team that submitted amicus briefs on behalf of four workers’ rights associations urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit to rehear two cases en banc that allege FLSA violations by the U.S. government in connection with the 2013 and 2018 shutdowns and its failure to timely pay its essential employees who were made to work without pay.
Mindy Holmes to present at National Black Law Students Association event
Murphy Anderson’s Mindy Holmes will speak at the Labor Lawyers Fight for Racial and Economic Justice event, which will be presented by the National Black Law Students Association and the AFL-CIO Union Lawyers Alliance from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on February 7, 2023.
Murphy Anderson’s Mark Hanna Interviewed in Support of FTC Noncompete Ban
The FTC recently proposed regulatory action to ban non-compete clauses in employment contracts. MarketWatch’s Andrew Kershner quoted Murphy Anderson attorney Mark Hanna in an article on the subject.
Maryland District Court Grants anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss Lawsuits Brought against Three Virginia Tech Students for Reporting Wage Theft
On January 6, 2023, the Maryland District Court for Anne Arundel County dismissed three lawsuits brought against three Virginia Tech students by their former employer after extensive oral argument on the motion.
Murphy Anderson Recovers Prevailing Wages for Glazier Workers on D.C. Housing Project
Two glaziers who worked on a D.C. affordable housing project and who were paid substantially less than the prevailing wage for glazier work have settled their claims with the general contractor and subcontractor on the project.
Joni Jacobs speaks at WLC John Burke Pro Bono Breakfast
Murphy Anderson partner Joni Jacobs participated in the Washington Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights and Urban Affairs 2022 John Burke Pro Bono Breakfast on November 16, 2022.
Murphy Anderson Attorneys Present at ABA Labor Conference
Murphy Anderson partners Jason Veny and Mark Hanna presented in panels at the ABA Labor and Employment Conference.
Court Approves Overtime Case Against Panel Systems
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia approved a collective action settlement in an overtime case filed by Murphy Anderson attorneys in May 2022.
Murphy Anderson Lawyers Share Expertise at Whistleblower Law Conference
Mark Hanna and Nicolas Mendoza spoke at the Taxpayers Against Fraud conference for whistleblower lawyers in Washington, D.C. on October 28, 2022.
Murphy Anderson Represents Virginia Tech Students Fighting Lawsuits after Reporting Wage Theft
On October 21, the legal team representing three Virginia Tech students filed a motion to dismiss three lawsuits brought against the college students by their former employer. The motion to dismiss was brought under Maryland’s anti-SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation) statute.
Murphy Anderson welcomes Nikita Rumsey
Nikita Rumsey has joined Murphy Anderson as its 2022-2023 George R. Murphy Public Interest Fellow.
Murphy Anderson welcomes Adreanna Sellers
Adreanna Sellers has joined Murphy Anderson an associate in our Washington office.
Murphy Anderson Whistleblower Receives SEC Award for Exposing Ponzi Scheme
Murphy Anderson successfully obtained an SEC whistleblower award for a client who exposed a Ponzi scheme that defrauded $28.6 million from investors. The client will receive a bounty equal to 30% of the monetary sanctions recovered by the government, the maximum percentage allowed by the SEC whistleblower program rules.
Jason Veny presents at NYU Conference
On June 8, Jason Veny spoke at the 74th Annual NYU Conference on Labor & Employment: Initiatives of the Biden Administration at NYU School of Law. He presented on sectoral bargaining and new forms of union organizing, particularly since the pandemic and under the Biden Administration.
Murphy Anderson welcomes Grace Anzalone and Ricardo Perez
Grace Anzalone and Ricardo Perez have joined Murphy Anderson as summer Peggy Browning fellows.
Mark Hanna Quoted on Washington State Independent Contractor Law
Murphy Anderson partner Mark Hanna was quoted in a Law360 article that Washington State’s new hybrid worker classification law creates a “permanent underclass” of workers.
Jason Veny Speaks on Diversity and Covid Issues at Penn State Arbitration Law Review Panel
Murphy Anderson Partner Jason Veny and Communications Workers of America General Counsel Angela Thompson spoke at the Penn State Arbitration Law Review’s annual symposium on April 20th, 2022.
Murphy Anderson to Receive Washington Lawyers Committee Outstanding Achievement Award
Murphy Anderson PLLC will receive a Washington Lawyers Committee Outstanding Achievement Award at the Committee’s annual Brandon Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, June 1.
Murphy Anderson lawyers represent Ohio whistleblower in Medicaid home healthcare company fraud settlement
Academy Health Services Inc., an Ohio in-home nursing healthcare provider, agreed to pay $500,000 to the government and cease operations as part of a settlement of a False Claims Act case brought by a Murphy Anderson client.
Murphy Anderson Partner Mark Hanna says Remote Work Policies Raise Misclassification Risk
Working from home does not convert employees into independent contractor. Unless they are already exempt “white collar” employees, employees that work remotely are eligible for overtime and must be paid the applicable minimum wage.
Jason Veny presents at ABA committee
Jason Veny addressed the application of the Wright Line analysis at the Committee on Development of the Law Under the NLRA (DLL) Midwater Meeting in Kauai, Hawaii.
Jason Veny moderates ABA panel on systemic bias in corporate hiring
Jason Veny moderated an ABA panel on "AI and Employment Decisions: Systemic Bias Inside the Corporate Black Box."
Murphy Anderson files amicus brief for NELA in NLRB independent contractor case
Murphy Anderson filed an amicus brief for the National Employment Lawyers Association on January 28, 2022 with the NLRB in Atlanta Opera, 10-RC-276292, in which the Board asked for comment on the Board's test distinguishing independent contractors from employees.
Mark Hanna testifies in Virginia Senate Committee in favor of Virginia Human Rights Act Fix
Murphy Anderson attorney Mark Hanna testified in favor of SB494 in the Virginia Senate General Laws Committee. The bill provides clarity for Virginia employees and employers under the employment law protections of the Virginia Human Rights Act.
Jason Veny Profiled Speaker on Social Justice and Labor Movement in National Black Law Student Association and UDC Panels
Jason Veny presented on “Working in the Labor Movement to Advance Social and Racial Justice” at a Union Lawyers Alliance panel in collaboration with the National Black Law Students Association.
Murphy Anderson Lawyers File SCOTUS Amicus Brief in Vaccine Mandate Case
Murphy Anderson lawyers Michael Anderson, Mark Hanna and Adam Breihan filed an amicus brief in the Supreme Court on behalf of the National Employment Lawyers Association and Jobs with Justice Education Fund.
EDVA Approves Settlement in FLSA Meal Break Case
Magistrate Judge Buchanan in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia today approved a settlement in Mendoza v. Cardinal Multi Services. The case sought to recover unpaid wages for work allegedly performed during sham meal breaks and before shifts on behalf of a group of construction workers.
Jason Veny and Mark Hanna present at 15th annual ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference
Murphy Anderson attorneys Jason Veny and Mark Hanna were panelists in Las Angeles at the Fifteenth Annual ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference, the premier conference that brings union, management, government and neutrals in the labor and employment law fields.
Mark Hanna and Nicolas Mendoza speak at Taxpayers Against Fraud conference
Murphy Anderson attorneys Mark Hanna and Nicolas Mendoza spoke on panels concerning Covid fraud and cybersecurity fraud.
Construction company settles for more than $1 million in damages
Murphy Anderson, the Public Justice Center, and the Washington Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights and Urban Affairs announce that they have settled case alleging unpaid wages and employment discrimination against a construction company.
Murphy Anderson Welcomes Temitope Aladetimi
Murphy Anderson would like to welcome Temitope Aladetimi as our American Postal Workers Union fellow.
D.C. Circuit Win in Organizing Agreement Case
The D.C. Circuit held that the Supreme Court’s expansive approach to arbitration – which corporations like AT&T routinely invoke against consumers and individual employees – foreclosed AT&T’s attempt to avoid arbitration with the Union.
Mark Hanna Urges Biden Administration to Clarify Wage and Hour Exemption Rules
Murphy Anderson’s Mark Hanna was quoted in a Law360 article examining overtime exemptions within the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA).
Senate Confirms Former Murphy Anderson Attorney Anton Hajjar to the Postal Board of Governors
On May 28, 2021, the Senate confirmed former Murphy Anderson PLLC attorney Anton Hajjar to serve on the Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service.
D.C. Superior Court Grants Summary Judgment to DC FOIA Requester Seeking Minimum Wage Compliance Reports
The D.C. Superior Court yesterday entered judgment in favor of a Freedom of Information Act requester seeking disclosure of minimum wage compliance records collected by the District of Columbia.
Mark Hanna quoted in Law360 article on protections for essential workers
Mark Hanna was quoted in a Law360 article on the Department of Labor's initiative to help essential workers ensure their wage and hour rights.
Mark Hanna and Adam Breihan moderate panels at NELA Spring Seminar
Mark Hanna weighs in on independent contractor rule
Mark Hanna was quoted in a BloombergTax.com article on pending changes in the independent contractor test
Murphy Anderson partner Mindy Holmes elected to American Law Institute
Mindy Holmes has been elected to the American Law Institute
Virginia Enacts Historic Legislation for Workers’ Rights
Virginia workers will have several new rights, remedies, and enforcement mechanisms available to them beginning July 1, 2020
Murphy Anderson partner Jason Veny participates in ABA panel on recent NLRB decisions
Murphy Anderson partner Jason Veny was a panelist on an ABA Labor & Employment Law panel discussing the impact of recent NLRB decisions on employee communications, decertification, and withdrawal of recognition.
Maryland federal judge conditionally certifies wage theft case against Homefix, denies motion to dismiss race discrimination claims
A federal district judge in Baltimore, Maryland today conditionally certified a collective action of Homefix’s Lead Developers who Plaintiffs allege were misclassified as independent contractors and denied minimum and overtime wages. The Court also denied Homefix’s motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ race discrimination claim.
Virginia federal judge orders Navy contractor to arbitrate with Murphy Anderson union client
A federal district judge in Norfolk, Virginia ordered Professional Contract Services Inc. (PCSI) to arbitrate a discharge dispute with Public Service Employees Local Union 572, LIUNA.
Battery Wharf workers win strike after First Amendment fight
Michael Anderson represented UNITE HERE Local 26 in its successful 79-day strike at the Battery Wharf Hotel.
When the Whistleblower Is a Gatekeeper: Hanna participates in ABA panel
Murphy Anderson partner Mark Hanna was a panelist and moderator for a timely ABA Labor & Employment Law ethics panel entitled “Ethical and Strategic Issues when the Whistleblower is a Gatekeeper.”
Murphy Anderson clients win $600,000 in cutting-edge wage theft case
The D.C. Superior Court approved a settlement of $600,000 to resolve claims that Aves Construction failed to pay the applicable prevailing wage rate to 55 laborers working on a contract project for the D.C. Water and Sewer Authority.
Murphy Anderson lawsuit results in $103 million Medicare pharmaceutical fraud and False Claims Act whistleblower settlement
Lawsuit alleges Japanese-owned Avanir paid doctors to write unnecessary prescriptions for Nuedexta.
Joni Jacobs discusses NLRB at UFCW New York-New Jersey Convention
Joni Jacobs discussed how to overcome problems with the NLRB under the Trump Administration.
Wes Turner joins Murphy Anderson as the 2019-2020 George R. Murphy Fellow
Murphy Anderson welcomes Caleb Jackson
Murphy Anderson would like to welcome Caleb Jackson as an associate.
Murphy Anderson to be Awarded Branton Outstanding Achievement Award for Worker Advocacy
Murphy Anderson PLLC will receive a Washington Lawyer’s Committee Outstanding Achievement Award at the Committee’s annual Branton Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, June 26.
Murphy Anderson welcomes Nicolas Mendoza
Nicolas Mendoza has joined Murphy Anderson as an associate.
Caleb Jackson joins Murphy Anderson as the 2018-2019 George R. Murphy Fellow
Murphy Anderson welcomes 2018 Peggy Browning fellow Jackie Odum
Jackie Odum is Murphy Anderson’s 2018 Peggy Browning Fund Summer Law Clerk.
Mark Hanna Participates in National Bar Panel on Murphy Oil
Mark Hanna participated on a panel to discuss "Litigation and Legislative Strategies to Advance Workers' Rights Post-Murphy Oil" at the 2018 AFL-CIO Lawyers Coordinating Committee annual conference in Atlanta.
Court Sides with Murphy Anderson Client, Holding Claim Preclusion Applies in ERISA Case
In Kristine Guariglia v. Local 464A United Food and Commercial Workers Union Welfare Service Benefit Fund, the firm obtained dismissal of a participant’s claim that the benefit fund improperly denied her medical coverage under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Murphy Anderson Represents SOX Whistleblower in Complaint Against Wells Fargo
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration approved the resolution of a whistleblower complaint against Wells Fargo Bank.
Mark Hanna Featured Speaker at National Bar Conferences
Murphy Anderson partner Mark Hanna served as an invited speaker at several legal conferences and for a CLE event.
Charlie Sinks joins Murphy Anderson as the 2017-2018 George R. Murphy Fellow
Murphy Anderson Represents False Claims Act Whistleblowers in Groundbreaking $58.7 Fraud Settlement
Thanks to persevering False Claims Act qui tam whistleblowers and innovative lawyering by Murphy Anderson PLLC lawyers, the False Claims Act now prohibits unsafe drug marketing tactics in violation of the REMS Law.
Murphy Anderson Announces Settlement of WARN Act Case Brought by Class of Former Employees of Medtech and Radians College
A United States District Court judge in the Eastern District of Virginia ordered final approval of a class action settlement for a case brought under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN Act).
Murphy Anderson welcomes Roseann Romano
Murphy Anderson Announces Settlement of Wage-and-Hour Class Action Brought by Housekeeping Workers at the Washington Convention Center
On July 31, 2017, checks will be distributed to dozens of housekeeping workers at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center as part of a class action settlement of wage-and-hour claims approved by the United States District Court of the District of Columbia.
Murphy Anderson Welcomes Peggy Browning Fellow Daysi Alonzo
U.S. District Judge in Maine Orders Healthcare Fraud Case Forward
U.S. District Judge John A. Woodcock of the District of Maine denied motions to dismiss a whistleblower's claims that a Maine hospital, Mercy Hospital of Maine, and several professional billing management companies, engaged in an alleged scheme to fraudulently bill Medicare and other federal healthcare programs.
Fourth Circuit Issues Important Decision in Murphy Anderson False Claims Act Case Strengthening the Law on Successor Corporation Liability
In the long-running case against European companies involved in a bid-rigging scheme for transport of military household goods, the Fourth Circuit just issued an important decision strengthening the law on successor corporation liability under the False Claims Act.
Whistleblower laws in the Trump administration discussed at ABA Labor and Employment Law Conference panel
Mark Hanna was a featured speaker at the American Bar Association 10th Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference panel on advising clients involved in whistleblower investigations on November 11, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois.
Michael Anderson speaks at New York State Bar Association
Michael Anderson was a featured speaker at the September 24, 2016 New York State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section Fall Meeting panel on Big Data.
Judge Orders Murphy Anderson Whistleblower Case To Go Forward
U.S. District Judge Peter J. Messitte of the District of Maryland denied four healthcare defendants' motions to dismiss a Murphy Anderson whistleblower's claims.
Ann Lugbill leads procurement panel at Taxpayers Against Fraud conference
Ann Lugbill was a panelist at the Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund's conference in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 2016.
Murphy Anderson welcomes Michelle Cassorla
Rosie Romano joins Murphy Anderson as the 2016-2017 George R. Murphy Fellow
Murphy Anderson welcomes Rachel Capler
Peggy Browning Fellow JoJo Schmidt starts summer clerkship
Murphy Anderson Announces Settlement of Wage and Hour Collective Action Brought by Class of Maryland Sanitation Workers
Murphy Anderson distributed checks to dozens of sanitation workers as part of the settlement of a wage-and-hour lawsuit approved by the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
Michael Anderson and Mark Hanna Speak at ABA Conferences
Michael Anderson spoke at the ABA's National Symposium on Technology in Labor and Employment Law in Washington, D.C., on April 8, 2016.
Murphy Anderson Lawyers Speak at National Bar Conferences
Mark Hanna was a panelist discussing recent developments in whistleblower law at the ABA's Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference in Philadelphia on November 7, 2015.
Federal Court Orders Supermarket to Recognize Union
Judge Jose L. Linares of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey enjoined a New Jersey grocery employer to apply the collective bargaining agreement of its closed alter ego store.
Murphy Anderson Welcomes Jerry Fugit and Kena Cador
Murphy Anderson Client Blows Whistle on $28.6 million Ponzi Scheme; Crooked Investor to Serve Jail Time
United States Chief District Judge Richard W. Roberts sentenced Garfield M. Taylor to 13 years in prison and ordered him to pay 28.6 million dollars to defrauded investors for a Ponzi scheme he orchestrated.