Stember Cohn & Davidson-Welling, LLC

Stember Cohn & Davidson-Welling, LLC As advocates for employee rights, we strive to advance the rights of employees and eliminate injustice in the workplace.

We are Downtown Pittsburgh employment, benefits, and wrongful termination lawyers. We represent professionals, unions, and workers in employment, labor, and employee benefits matters. We help our clients address and overcome serious legal issues in the workplace. We do not represent businesses or employers. John Stember, our managing partner, has more than 35 years of experience representing emplo

yees and unions in Western Pennsylvania. Attorney Jonathan Cohn has concentrated on employee rights since moving to Pittsburgh in 2004. Attorneys Maureen Davidson-Welling and Emily Town have combined experience of almost a decade in employment law. Our areas of practice include litigation, employment contracts, non-competes and other restrictive covenants, severance agreements, unemployment compensation, whistleblower retaliation, employment discrimination (race, sex, age, disability, pregnancy, and national origin), the Family and Medical Leave Act, class actions, wage and hour (overtime), and employee benefits. We also represent individuals who have been denied long-term disability benefits.

Noncompetes are enforced more out of fear than by courts.
03/06/2023

Noncompetes are enforced more out of fear than by courts.

‘The owner is fearful you’ll walk off with their customers.’

Non-competes are enforced mostly out of fear, not by courts, as most employees lack the resources to fend off employers ...
01/10/2023

Non-competes are enforced mostly out of fear, not by courts, as most employees lack the resources to fend off employers that assert a noncompete for no legitimate reason. If adopted, this rule will open up opportunities for millions of employees.

The Federal Trade Commission

Two excellent articles for anyone who's been laid off recently.https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/08/work...
11/15/2022

Two excellent articles for anyone who's been laid off recently.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/11/08/workers-guide-to-layoffs/,
https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/04/layoffs-stress-anxiety-twitter/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/04/layoffs-stress-anxiety-twitter/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wellness/2022/11/04/layoffs-stress-anxiety-twitter/

Experts say losing a job is one of the most emotionally traumatic experiences a person can go through

A really good article about forced arbitration from....Teen Vogue
08/06/2019

A really good article about forced arbitration from....Teen Vogue

Don’t sign away your rights.

A woman should not be fired for failing to return to work two weeks after childbirth.So we and the Women's Law Project a...
03/09/2018

A woman should not be fired for failing to return to work two weeks after childbirth.

So we and the Women's Law Project are suing.

The Women’s Law Project has joined Stember Cohn & Davidson –Welling, LLC, in a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit brought by a former UPMC employee who was fired for failing to return to work within two weeks after childbirth

Last week our firm, working with lead counsel Law Office of Timothy P. O'Brien, obtained a verdict approaching $900,000...
06/13/2017

Last week our firm, working with lead counsel Law Office of Timothy P. O'Brien, obtained a verdict approaching $900,000 for a fired Allegheny County Jail (ACJ) employee.

Over a career spanning almost 30 years, Walter Mikulan had worked his way up through the ranks from corrections officer to Major when ACJ Warden Orlando Harper fired him. The jury found that Harper terminated Mikulan because of his age and because he took time off under the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The verdict will increase to almost $1.5 million once liquidated damages and attorney's fees are added. Maureen Davidson-Welling of Stember Cohn & Davidson-Welling, LLC, served as trial co-counsel along with Attorney O'Brien.

No person who grows old in a job should be fired from that job because they are believed to be too old. And no person should lose a job for taking leave that is protected under the FMLA.

WPXI-TV Pittsburgh

http://www.wpxi.com/…/jury-awards-former-jail-emp…/531836614

A man who was fired from the Allegheny County Jail has won a $1 million verdict in his favor.

The most valabule information in this Wired article is the comments. Be extremely careful how you handle digital inform...
08/28/2016

The most valabule information in this Wired article is the comments. Be extremely careful how you handle digital information on company equipment when you leave your job -- what (if anything) you delete, what (if anything) you copy. It is not uncommon for employers to conduct a forensic review of terminated employees' laptops and other equipment. Doing the wrong thing is easy for your former employer to discover and costly for you. The best advice is don't put personal information on company equipment, and don't conduct personal business of any kind (like checking your personal email, etc.) on a company network. That way you do not have to worry about deleting anything when you leave.

Between the cheesy sendoff and the after-work drinks, you have to do something very important: back up all your stuff and securely clear off your computer.

Pregnant and working? Take care when presenting a doctor's note to your employer.
07/09/2015

Pregnant and working? Take care when presenting a doctor's note to your employer.

Unspecific or poorly timed notes seeking accommodations can bring harsh responses from women’s employers.

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425 1st Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA
15219

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Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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