Flu season is approaching -- are you ready? Did you know that one of the key elements of workplace safety in Pennsylvania is the prevention of communicable disease? Employers have a duty to protect their workers from safety hazards of all sorts, and injuries do not...
Month: October 2015
Modifying a child custody agreement in Pennsylvania
Sometimes once a divorce is final, one or both spouses may feel a need to seek modifications to the judgment. Child custody agreements are often the focus of such modification attempts. After all, what worked at the time of divorce may not continue to meet the...
Ashley Furniture hit with $431,000 by federal safety agency
Ashley Furniture's Pennsylvania facilities will undergo inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after the federal safety agency levied proposed fines of $431,000 against the furniture manufacturer. The fines were due to safety violations that...
Gowns and gloves may put health care workers at risk of illness
The public has become accustomed to the prevalent use of gowns and gloves in health care settings. In fact, seeing these items often gives citizens comfort about the quality of care and cleanliness of any given medical facility. The health care workers who make use of...
Why is paternity important for determining child support?
Did you know that fatherhood is not automatically established in the state of Pennsylvania when a child is born? Unlike maternity, which is obviously easy to establish, paternity rights are not instantly bestowed upon the father upon the birth of the child. This is an...
What are Pennsylvania’s most common workplace accidents?
An analysis of how people are injured on the job draws public awareness to dangerous work conditions. The information also focuses the attention of Pennsylvania and federal government regulators, like the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, on safety...
Considerations for men moving out of the marital home
One factor that can often comes up when a married couple decides to divorce is who is going to keep their home and who is going to move out. Most people couldn't stand to live in the same home as their ex -- like what happens in "War of the Roses." For guys who are...