September 19, 2024
A former Ballard Spahr LLP legal assistant on Thursday agreed to drop a Pennsylvania civil rights lawsuit alleging that the firm fired her in retaliation for taking leave protected by the Family and Medical Leave Act in order to care for her husband, who was battling cancer.
May 30, 2024
A former legal assistant at Ballard Spahr LLP claims the firm fired her in retaliation for using the Family and Medical Leave Act to take time away from work to care for her cancer-stricken husband, according to a complaint filed in Pennsylvania federal court.