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Medical Liens and What They Mean – Part I
Clients are not happy to hear that money their health insurance company paid for treatment of accident related injuries must be paid back to the insurance company out of their settlement. However, more and more insurers are aggressively seeking to … Continue reading
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Ouch!# You’ve Had An Accident!
Read the text of our most recent client newsletter and download the Personal Injury Preparedness Checklist from the clipboard to the right. 2012 Jan E-Newsletter
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Criminals Now More Employable In Philadelphia
A Philadelphia city ordinance took effect last week which now prohibits employers from inquiring about a job applicant’s criminal record in a job application or a first interview. A violation may result in a $2,000.00 fine. Philadelphia’s ordinance follows similar laws in a … Continue reading
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PA Unemployment Benefits Changes Coming in January
Important new changes to Pennsylvania unemployment compensation law will take effect January 1, 2012. Perhaps the most significant change affects persons who are terminated and receive severance pay. Currently, severance pay is not taken into consideration in eligibility decisions for … Continue reading
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Should Arlene Ackerman Receive Unemployment Benefits?
From a viewpoint of fairness and the amazing self-interest displayed by a former public servant supposedly dedicated to the education of children, Arlene Ackerman’s decision to seek state unemployment benefits after receiving a $900,000.00 severance package leaves one wondering whether there … Continue reading
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Should Doctors’ Apologies Be Protected?
Recently, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported a story involving the tragic death of a premature infant at Abington Hospital. The doctors met with the parents afterwards and admitted a mistake during a cardiac catheterization which caused the baby’s death. In the … Continue reading
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Best Employment Practices Only As Good As The Management
In the tragedy unfolding at Penn State, one has to believe the University had written employment policies for reporting inappropriate behavior by staff, whether directed toward co-workers or otherwise. Yet, the scandal is just one more example of how a … Continue reading
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Winter Already? Avoiding Ice and Snow Liability
As if a hurricane and tropical storm back to back in September weren’t enough, Mother Nature turned Halloween into her own trick with a serious blast of ice and snow in Bucks County and elsewhere. In Yardley, PA, rain, sleet, … Continue reading
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Is Your Insurance Company Causing A Hassle After The Flood?
The record rains of Hurricane Irene and the remnants of the tropical storm that followed a week later left tens of thousands with water in their basements (including yours truly). Others like those living along the Delaware River in Yardley … Continue reading
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Livengrin Foundation 45th Anniversary Gala
I have the pleasure of serving on the Board of Livengrin Foundation in Bensalem, Bucks County, PA. Anyone who has unfortunately been arrested for DUI or underage drinking in Lower Bucks will be familiar with Livengrin as the place they … Continue reading
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