Chambersburg, Carlisle, and Hanover Workers Comp Lawyer
Work Injury Lawyer for Chambersburg and Hanover
Chambersburg, Carlisle, and Hanover Workers Comp Lawyer
Work Injury Lawyer for Chambersburg and Hanover
We are seeing more common work injuries in our area due to the type of economic growth happening in our area. Central Pennsylvania has witnessed a boom in warehouse and distribution center development. You can see the growth along Interstate 81 in Greencastle, Chambersburg, Shippensburg, Newville, and Carlisle. With that development comes labor intensive jobs and ultimately an increase in […]
Forklift accidents can certainly cause serious injuries for people working in warehouses throughout Central Pennsylvania. Looking up and down Interstate 81 from Greencastle to Chambersburg to Carlisle and north, warehouses and distribution centers blanket the landscape. They produce jobs, which is a big reason that Central Pennsylvania can boast a low unemployment rate. The growth of warehousing along Interstate 81 […]
A crane accident at the Manitowoc plant in Shady Grove, PA has killed a workers and injured several others. The accident occurred today at around 830 AM. “There’s definitely a serious accident with a fatality involved. That’s all I can tell you at this time,” Warner said around 9:30 this morning. The Franklin County Coroner and Pennsylvania State Police were […]
I was recently a guest on ABC 27 in Harrisburg on Good Day PA to discuss Social Security Disability. Specifically, I discussed with Amy Kehm, the host of Good Day PA, why applicants for Social Security Disability benefits who have been denied benefits, needs experienced attorney to represent them before the Social Security Administrative Law Judge. Contrary to popular opinion, […]
I hear from every client their disbelief of the wait time to receive a hearing on their Social Security Disability appeal. It is frightening for folks who have no income or limited income and can’t function normally or work. However, it is also a reality. And, it is not just the Harrisburg Office of Adjudication and Review, which handles Social […]
South Central Pennsylvania is one of the fastest booming areas in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, especially in warehouses. In fact, several of the counties that we serve are listed among the Top 15 in Pennsylvania for population growth from 2010 to 2014. Those counties are: Cumberland (1st), Lancaster (4th), Franklin (6th), and Dauphin (15th). That leads to jobs, but also […]
The Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration (OSHA) has reported on its first year of the severe work injury reporting program. All Employers throughout the country are required now to report severe work place injuries. Specifically, Now, under a requirement that took effect Jan. 1, 2015, employers must report to OSHA within 24 hours any work-related amputation, in-patient hospitalization, or loss […]
Is an injured workers who works for a temporary agency covered by workers compensation benefits? Its a question I am often asked. The answer is — more than likely, yes. There are some instances where an individual working for a staffing agency may very well be an independent contractor, and thus not covered by the Workers Compensation Act. We can […]
I see many shoulder injuries in my workers compensation practice. These types of injuries generally are centered around warehouses and distribution centers, trucking terminals, nursing care facilities, and manufacturing type facilities. These type of work-related injuries can be specific type of injuries or repetitive type injuries. Injuries to the shoulder can happen in specific events, such as lifting items overhead […]
Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate remained unchanged for the month of June. The overall unemployment rate in Pennsylvania remained at 5.6%. The jobless rate was 5.6 percent in June, the same as in May, and employers added a meager 1,800 jobs, according to the Department of Labor & Industry monthly work force report. The number of Pennsylvanians who reported they were unemployed […]