kmbApr14
May 1, 2011
As Pennsylvania teenagers start thinking of summer jobs, they and their parents need to learn about the layers of Pennsylvania law regarding child labor. With the summer hiring season approaching, Pennsylvania employers need to brush up on their legal hiring and reporting restrictions for teen employees. Peppered with some very old notions, such as language […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2010
In today’s uncertain economy, an undesirable possibility municipal governments and authorities may inevitable be forced to confront is the issue of bankruptcy declaration by customers. Based upon their individual circumstances, a party may file for bankruptcy for various reasons under the Bankruptcy Code. The following are filings typical of not only customers of municipalities by […]
kmbApr14
November 15, 2010
Sometime after a Pennsylvania couple’s romantic relationship had ended in high conflict, the man lost all of his computer equipment in a criminal forfeiture action. The couple was in court repeatedly over the five years following the end of their relationship. The woman was granted a protective order. The man was investigated for separate criminal […]
kmbApr14
October 31, 2010
A dog owner won a lawsuit against the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (“SPCA”) in a case that went all the way to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. The dispute started when the SPCA seized the owner’s dogs, claiming that the dogs had been abused. Shortly after seizing the dogs, the SPCA euthanized […]
kmbApr14
October 23, 2010
Pennsylvania law provides that property owners must keep their sidewalks in “a reasonably safe condition for travel by the public.” Whether a sidewalk is properly maintained and is safe is determined on a case‑by‑case basis, with an examination of the surrounding circumstances of each case. In a recent case, a woman won damages against a […]
kmbApr14
October 15, 2010
Leventry, Haschak & Rodkey, LLC is pleased to present our quarterly municipal newsletter to not only our Municipal and Authority clients, but also to municipalities and authorities of the counties we serve: Cambria, Somerset, Westmoreland, Indiana and Bed-ford. Our regular quarterly newsletter is sent to individuals and groups containing general information, this newsletter, however, is […]
kmbApr14
October 13, 2010
When you are pulling out the plastic to make a purchase, will it be debit or credit? It makes sense to know how each works, and their respective advantages and disadvantages. The bottom line is that debit cards are fine for small and/or routine purchases, but credit cards, as a rule, are better for major […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2010
The preceding information presented to you for your information is rudimentary information and is not necessarily conductive to all situations. Because each municipal government and authority is different, this information is merely a basis to consider. Any-one with specific issues should always consult an attorney. This newsletter should in no way be considered a substitute […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2010
The Pennsylvania Eminent Domain Code clearly establishes that passage of titles takes place between condemnee and condemnor at the time a declaration of taking is filed but specifies that possession does not occur simultaneous with this event. Appeal of Hawk Sales Company, 394 A.2d 657 at 661 (Pa. Commw. 1978) citing 26 Pa. C.S.A. 302 (a)(2). Rather, […]
kmbApr14
October 1, 2010
Right-to-Know Law requests for public records in an issue we have been encountering more and more in our municipal work. Section 1382 of the Municipal Records Act, (53 Pa.C.S.A. 1381 et seq.), identifies public records to be any papers, books, maps, photographs, graphs or documentary materials, regardless of physical form, made or received by an […]
