Our thoughts and prayers are with the children, staff, families, and all those affected by today’s events at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. We ask you to keep those who lost their lives in your prayers tonight.
This week, the Citizen’s Voice reported that the Luzerne County Controller was questioning workers’ compensation settlements made to county workers this year. Those settlements have totalled $277,000. One settlement that the controller questioned was for $100,000. It was given to a sheriff’s office employee. The county’s controller feels that the…
Citigroup, the third-largest bank in the U.S., announced this week that it would cut 11,000 jobs, nearly 4 percent of its workforce. According to an article in the Wall Street Journal, this story is far too familiar to the banking industry, which is still recovering from the 2008 financial crisis.…
Workers seen using inadequately guarded saws and grinders at ProMaxima Manufacturing Ltd in Houston, TX prompted an inspection by OSHA’s Houston South Area Office. That inspection resulted in proposed penalties against the company, totaling $47,700. According to a press release on OSHA.org, ProMaxima manufactures fitness equipment for various federal agencies.…
Wishing you and your family a Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at O’Connor Law.
Slower than expected coal sales are to blame for a temporary layoff of workers at Blaschak Coal Corporation. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, the layoff affects workers at the company’s three mining operations in Centralia, Primrose, and Lattimer. Blaschak’s president and chief executive officer is quoted in the…
It doesn’t often receive the attention that breast cancer or prostate cancer receives, but what many people don’t know is that pancreatic cancer is the 4th leading cause of cancer related deaths. But health professionals and researchers are trying to change that by increasing the public’s awareness of this disease.…
According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com, president and CEO of FesslerUSA, Walter Meck, announced last week that the garment company would be closing its doors at the end of this week. The company made it’s home here in Schuylkill County for 112 years. Fessler had employed 130 people including…
This year, the attorneys and staff of O’Connor Law pulled out all the stops to celebrate Halloween in spooktacular style. From vampires and cats to swammies and sports figures, nearly everyone donned a costume to participate in a scavenger hunt and costume contest. Atty. David Miller won Best Costume for…
Today applications will begin to be accepted for LIHEAP, the federally funded Low-Income Energy Assistance Program of the state Department of Welfare. The program offers grants to low-income families to help pay for heating bills. The grants do not have to be repaid. According to an article on the RepublicanHerald.com,…