Category: Esq.

In 2010 there were 85,560 lost-time work injury claims filed with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Worker’s Compensation. Since the Pennsylvania Workers’ […]

The law in Workers’ Compensation continues to change with numerous decisions by both the Commonwealth Court and Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Insurance carriers have attempted to deny workers their benefits by use of various techniques. They have tried to identify “employees” as “independent contractors” so that coverage would not apply. They have refused to acknowledge the right of employees to file for additional benefits under the Uninsured Motorist coverage policy on an employer’s auto or truck policy. Retirement always comes into play and the use of proper forms raises questions of when and how often such forms have to be used. Here are some cases that may apply to you.

By Debra A. Jensen Employers are once again trying to tread on an employee’s right to legitimate time off as provided by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) of 1993.  The FMLA provides covered employees with up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for certain family and medical reasons. A recent[…]

A federal court recently returned our client’s personal injury case to the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas concluding that defendants violated court […]

The trip to the mall wasn’t supposed to be like this. Going up the escalator to the second floor, she held on to the hand rail. But, it stopped while the escalator stairs kept moving. By the time she realized this was happening, she was already far off balance and fell backwards and suffered serious injuries.