Published articles, messages, chats about current legal newshttp://www.lawyers.comhttp://editorial.lawyers.com/common/image/favicon.icohttp://www.lawyers.com1616http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Seven-Phila.-area-health-systems-sued-over-lunch-breaks-l:1080430000.html?method=rss Seven of Philadelphia's largest health systems were sued yesterday and Friday by employees who said they were not compensated when they worked through their unpaid lunch hours. Among the plaintiffs is nurse Pamela Kimble-Armstrong of Vineland, who said she was fired for taking a 15- minute break when she worked in the emergency room at Mercy Philadelphia Hospital in Southwest Philadelphia. "A lot of times I worked triage," she said. "I was the only nurse out there." It got so bad, she said, that she started to wear adult diapers to work because it was close to impossible to get a bathroom break, let alone find time to eat a sandwich. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Anne-Marie-Fuller-Dont-let-identity-thieves-spoil-your-holiday-l:1080429998.html?method=rss Last week I went shopping. I walked up to the register and before a single item was rung up, the clerk ask me for my telephone number and address. Have I missed something here? I wasn't applying for a credit card, just trying to make a purchase. Is it just expected that one's personal identity is no longer personal? I suppose I am extra cautious with my personal information because of an experience I had back in 1991, when I became a young victim of identity theft. A co-worker of mine stole my personal information my Social Security number and driver's license, along with my school I.D. and a blank personal check. She was soon arrested, but this event launched a three-year fight to get my credit back in order. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500 http://research.lawyers.com/news-headline/Court-backs-limits-on-Legal-Aid-lawyers--JUSTICE-l:1080240450.html?method=rss Conservative-backed restrictions on Legal Aid lawyers' representation of their low-income clients survived a federal appeals court test Monday in San Francisco, but face further challenges in the Democratic Congress and the Obama administration. Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:00 -0500