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There is no federal law requiring purely private employers to offer paid leave of absence to their employees. However, states, counties, and cities are ever-increasingly enacting legislation that affects employers' obligations to provide their employees paid time off for sick or safe time. More progressive legislative bodies have enacted requirements for employers to award employees one hour of paid leave for every thirty or forty hours worked. Generally, paid leave laws allow eligible employees to accrue paid time off to care for themselves, their children, and certain family members due to sickness, sexual assault, or domestic violence. Opposite of this growing trend, many states have unfurled preemption legislation that bans local municipalities from requiring employers to provide certain employment benefits, including paid sick leave.

Kevin Sweeney, special counsel in Chamberlain Hrdlicka's Philadelphia office, is quoted in a article in the Wall Street Journal regarding Senior Counsel Robert Mueller's tax case against Paul Manafort.

ATLANTA, Feb. 22, 2018 – Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce the inclusion of eight of its attorneys among Super Lawyers for 2018. Shareholders David D. Aughtry, Annette A. Idalski, Thomas E. Jones, Jr., Seth R. Price, Scott M. Ratchick and Hale E. Sheppard are recognized. In addition, shareholder Peter N. Hall and senior associate Erica L. Opitz were named as “Georgia Rising Stars” by the publication. The complete list of honorees is available today at http://superlawyers.com/georgia.

Chamberlain Hrdlicka is pleased to announce that it has elevated two of its shareholders to equity status and added three shareholders. Moving to equity shareholder are Scott M. Ratchick, based in Atlanta, and Jaime Vasquez of the firm's San Antonio office. In addition, Atlanta-based Peter N. Hall and Houston attorneys F. Daniel Knight and Jeff C. Wigginton, Jr. were named as shareholders. These promotions were affirmed during the firm's annual retreat on January 27 in Houston.

(Houston, TX - Jan. 26, 2018) - 2017 was another banner year for Chamberlain Hrdlicka's Appellate Law section, including the recent successful appeal in a slander lawsuit, publicized by Law360.com. The Houston-based law firm is also gearing up for a busy 2018 with a number of important appellate matters already pending in the Texas Supreme Court, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, and intermediate appellate courts.