Union's Claims Over SEPTA, Port Authority Work Survive

Allegations from an electrical workers' union that a contractor that used its members to fulfill contracts with SEPTA and the Delaware River Port Authority wrongly classified the workers in violation of the False Claims Act has survived a motion to dismiss.

SEPTA Not Immune From FELA Claims in State Court

SEPTA is not an arm of the state and therefore does not have 11th Amendment sovereign immunity from railroad workers' state claims under the Federal Employers Liability Act, the state Supreme Court ruled in a case of first impression.