Deciding whether or not to enter into a prenuptial agreement with the person you plan to marry is a very difficult decision. Since each couple's situation is unique, it is wise to base your decision to sign or not to sign on your own personal circumstances.If a young...
Month: June 2015
Bridge collapse leave 3 workers injured, 1 of them severely
In a tragic example of an ordinary workday turned bad, three contractors received injuries when Pennsylvania's Ridgeway Bridge on U.S. Route 219 collapsed on June 18. Reports about the collapse began to circulate at around 2 p.m., many of them citing multiple injuries...
Do our current child support guidelines lead to fair results?
Two professors from Arizona State University recently released a study of people's sense of fairness about child support determinations in the U.S. and England. The professors, who teach law and psychology, were interested in understanding the public's views on child...
Job injury benefits available through workers’ compensation
Pottstown employees who are injured while working can qualify for benefits. Workers' compensation insurance is paid by employers to cover financial hardships suffered by injured workers. The benefits' amount and length of time compensation is available depends upon...
Did Marriott knowingly expose unprotected workers to chemicals?
A group of hotel housekeepers in another state recently filed a purported class-action lawsuit against Marriott International, claiming the hotel chain willfully -- or even intentionally -- exposed them to toxic chemicals without training or personal protective...
Aren’t there any industries that take workplace safety seriously?
Sometimes it seems as if almost every company in almost every industry has to be constantly policed if they are to treat their employees lawfully, particularly when it comes to safety. If it does, it could be because we work with injured people a lot, so we don't get...