kmbApr14
May 18, 2013
LHR Supports the Fight Against Breast Cancer! Pink, pink and more pink! There were plenty of people thinking PINK at Leventry, Haschak & Rodkey’s (LHR) Clink, Drink and Think – PINK! wine tasting event on Friday, May 31 at the Richland Township Fire Hall. The event was a fundraiser organized to benefit the patient care […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2013
Advantages of Taking Reduced Benefits at Age 62 Even if an individual has sufficient funds to cover living expenses without Social Security, some practitioners advise clients to begin receiving benefits as soon as possible. For 2013, the retirement benefits received at age 62 are reduced by 25% of what they would be at age 66, […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2013
Many Pennsylvania municipalities have enacted ordinances that ban property owners from permitting “nuisances” to exist on their property. A typical nuisance ordinance defines nuisances as conditions that could damage, inconvenience, or annoy the owner’s neighbors. Nuisance ordinances often forbid property owners to keep abandoned or junked vehicles on their property. The ordinances can require the […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2013
A Pennsylvania business that installs exterior insulation on commercial buildings recently was required to pay over S35,000 in unemployment contributions, penalties, and interest after it paid its employees as independent contractors for three years. The Department of Labor challenged the independent contractor status, won the When an employer sets the time, the place, and the […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2013
A man who was found guilty of aggravated assault appealed when the trial judge ordered him to go to jail for 10 years and to pay the victim restitution, including S2,800 in lost wages. The man was convicted, af. terjury trial, of aggravated assault for hitting the victim with an electric guitar, causing the victim […]
kmbApr14
May 1, 2013
What happens if you don’t remove your ex-spouse from your life insurance policy following divorce? You may be surprised to learn that how you got the life insurance policy makes an enormous difference. Pennsylvania estate lanw provides that divorce automatically nullifies the designation of an ex-spouse as the beneficiary of a life insurance policy. Pennsylvania […]
kmbApr14
February 1, 2013
Like companies and businesses in the private sector, municipalities have the capacity to hire and fire employees relative to the implementation of their specific purposes. Also, like these private entities, local governments and au- thorities have issues they must consider that is common with all employees. The status of an employee is a significant influence […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2012
Workers can generally begin receiving monthly Social Security retirement benefits once they reach the age of 62, but the full benefit amount is permanently reduced for each month benefits are received before full retirement age (“FRA”). On the other hand, the full benefit increases if an individual delays receiving benefits until after the FRA. A […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2012
Pennsylvania Tax Claim Bureaus offer two-year delinquent properties to tax sales in September and October every year. The properties that go unsold are usually put up for a final sale in the following year. All tax sales are full of risks for unwary buyers. Before bidding on a property at tax sale, you should be […]
kmbApr14
December 1, 2012
The Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law provides that employees fired for “willful misconduct” are not eligible for unemployment benefits. Pennsylvania’s appellate courts have publishedopinions that provide guidance to both employers and employees on what constitutes willful misconduct, Will ful misconduct can come from a single incident and can occur even when apparently minor rules are broken […]
