kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
The Pennsylvania Worker’s Compensation Act takes away from employees their right to sue their employers for injuries that they suffer in the “course of scope” of their employment. But the loss of the right to sue is balanced by the strict liability that the Act imposes on employers. With few exceptions, when employees are injured […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
As opposed to existing under a dictatorship or totalitarian regime as are prevalent in other countries of the world, we reside in a democratic society, Rather than submitting to the tyrannical rule of individuals and groups who have seized control of their respective governments and remain in power indefinitely, we elect officials from among our […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
As Individual Retirement Accounts (IRA) have become an increasingly popular retirement planning tool, it has become more important to understand their place in the IRA owner’s (“client”) estate plan. One of the most fundamental questions related to IRAs is whom the client will name as beneficiary. The IRA beneficiary designation should be part of a […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
A 24 year-old young man, who had been adjudicated delinquent at the age of 17 for possession with intent to sell 185 Ecstasy pills at school, was successful in challenging a judge’s refusal to expunge his juvenile record. Expungement of juvenile records, if granted, is thorough. Pennsylvania law specifically provides that when records are expunged, […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2012
Pennsylvania law includes numerous restrictions on people who work in “professional” occupations. The jobs included in the regulatory laws include barbers, realtors, funeral directors, engineers, architects, psychologists, and almost every health- care provider, from nurses to veterinarians. The Pennsylvania Bureau of Professional and Occupational Affairs (the Bureau) has broad authority to license, supervise, and suspend […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2011
2011 was another successful year here at Leventry, Haschak and Rodkey, LLC. And with January behind us, 2012 is off to a great start Last year, our Business Development efforts centered on technology and the way our clients use it. The result, our new website (www.LHRKLaw.com). In October, the site was re-launched featuring some of […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2011
An employee fired for sleeping on the job won her unemployment claim recently after convincing the court that she was not at fault for having fallen asleep at work, The employee was a “money room technician,’ whose duties involved counting money at a city parking garage. Working a shift that began in the late afternoon […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2011
On appeal, the Pennsylvania appellate court affirmed the hearing officer’s decision. The court held that it was not necessary for the mother to have requested an increase or to have taken any position prior to the hearing. Instead, the court found that support hearing officers have the obligation and authority to determine the parties current […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2011
A Pennsylvania couple arrested and convicted of illegal gambling for operating a Texas Hold ‘Em poker business in their garage appealed their case, claiming that poker is not gambling, even when betting is involved. The couple claimed that poker is a game of skill, Pennsylvania law defines “gambling” as an enterprise based on payment, chance, […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2011
Pennsylvania trial judges have the authority to terminate parents’ rights. Judicial termination of parental rights is rare and requires convincing evidence or the consent of the parent whose rights are in question. A parent whose rights to his or her child have been terminated is left with absolutely no parental rights; the termination effectively extinguishes […]
