kmbApr14
December 1, 2011
Parents of drug-dependent teens can have their children involuntarily committed to residential drug- and alcohol-treatment facilities. A littleknown and rarely used section of Pennsylvania’s Drug & Alcohol Abuse Control Act permits parents and legal guardians to petition the county court to determine whethera minor is in need of court-ordered drug or alcohol treatment, either outpaticnt […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2011
A Pennsylvania man unexpectedly lost his driver’s license when he failed to respond promptly to a traffic ticket, The man’s problems started when he was cited for speeding and driving an unregistered car. The man was not arrested, but the police department mailed him a citation after the incident. Drivers who simply assume that they […]
kmbApr14
October 4, 2011
The Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law The “Whistleblower Law” in Pennsylvania, 43 P.S. §1 421 et seq., is a law that impacts all employers, including municipalities and authorities, even though most do not even know it exists. Still, just because something is not prevalent does not mean it does not have the potential to have a great […]
kmbApr14
October 4, 2011
Pennsylvania real estate owners can lose their real estate if they don’t pay their real estate taxes. With the exception of the cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, all Pennsylvania countics have a central county Tax Claim Bureau that is responsible for collecting delinquent taxes. The cities of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh also hold tax sales, but […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2011
The “Whistleblower Law” in Pennsylvania, 43 P.S. §1421 et seq., is a law that impacts all employers, including municipalities and authorities, even though most do not even know it exists. Still, just because something is not prevalent does not mean it does not have the potential to have a great impact. §1422 of the statute […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2011
Pennsylvania’s statutes include the Beauty Culture Law, an Act that regulates the practice of cosmetology. Recently, an unlicensed business challenged the application of the Act to its activities. The business operated “eyebrow-threading” kiosks at several locations, Eyebrow threading is a process in which facial hair is removed by looping thread around a facial hair and […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2011
The Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act takes away from employees their right to sue their employer for injuries they suffer in the course and 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 while […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2011
Whenever you exercise your privilege to drive or control any vehicle in Pennsylvania, you have implicitly consented to breath, blood, and/or urine testing. The Pennsylvania law that sets out all of the rules regarding breath, blood, and urine testing for drivers is called the Implied Consent Law. No one can force you to submit to […]
kmbApr14
August 1, 2011
The Blood Drive held on August 24, 2011 was a huge success! The event was co-sponsored by Leventry, Haschak, & Rodkey, LLC, First Summit Bank, Alleghenies United Cerebral Palsy, and Greater Johnstown Christian Fellowship. A total of 58 donors pre-registered for the event, and 57 signed in on the day of the drive. A total […]
kmbApr14
July 1, 2011
Websites. Web logs. E-mail. These are the tools that have been the mainstays of communication municipalities and governments have employed in the technological age. Now, with the fairly recent arrivals of Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and YouTube, there are now more products for civic entities and authorities to utilize to promote, notify, inform and communicate with […]
