A member of the cleaning crew who was preparing an O'Hara Township water tower for painting managed to survive a fall of 35-40 feet directly into the tank when his scaffolding failed. Although the crew member was wearing a safety harness, it's unclear where it was...
Month: November 2016
Understanding stepparent adoptions in Pennsylvania
The most common adoption is adoption of a stepchild. This allows the stepparent to become a legal parent to his or her spouse's child. Once such an adoption takes place, the non-custodial parent has no responsibilities for or rights to the child. This includes child...
Freezers can be employee death traps
Back in March, a 61-year-old woman was found in a walk-in freezer at the hotel where she worked. She had been trapped for 13 hours. Her eyes and her head were frozen solid. The skin on her knuckles, according to her husband's complaint in a lawsuit against the hotel,...
Why are workers’ compensation claims denied?
If you are injured on the job, the first thing you need to do is seek medical care for all of your injuries.Also, it's extremely important to immediately learn more about obtaining workers' compensation benefits. While your health comes first, you don't want to put...
How does child support order modification work?
Child support is the noncustodial parent's responsibility and when it's paid on time, both the custodial parent and the child will be able to depend on it to pay for expenses related to the child. What happens, though, when the noncustodial parent is laid off or has...