Pennsylvania firefighters who risk their lives to protect their communities now have another reason to be commended: their persistence has helped to expand the Workers’ Compensation Act to include coverage to fellow firefighters who suffer from a cancer caused by exposure to certain known carcinogens Gov. Tom Corbitt signed House…
An article on BusinessInsurance.com reported on a recent ruling by Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court: an injured worker’s voicemail and other communications showed that she adequately notified her employer her injury, which entitles her to workers’ comp benefits. The employee was responsible for inspecting helmets made for the U.S Air Force. Over…
As workers’ comp attorneys, we try to stay on top of the latest news regarding workers’ comp cases not only in our own state of Pennsylvania, but throughout the world. That’s why we took notice to an article posted on CNN.com that reported that a health study on the working…
In April, we blogged about the efforts of Pennsylvania insurance agents to pass legislation that would allow insurers to cover some small businesses through a workers’ compensation policy. It appears that their efforts have paid off, as the Insurance & Financial Advisor Web News has reported that the bill has…
One of the ways that we measure the success of the work that we do is by reviewing comments and feedback from our clients. So we were truly honored when Attorney O’Connor was named Labor Partner of the Year by union members of the Lehigh Valley Labor Council. We’re proud…
According to CNN.com, officials maintain that the rescue of 3 Kentucky miners trapped in a Bell County mine on Monday will be successful. The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration said the miners, trapped behind water in Jellico No. 1 mine, are unhurt. Emergency responders have been speaking with the…
The Times-Tribune.com of Scranton recently posted an interesting Opinion column about an issue that arose at a recent state Senate hearing: that some unemployed people are gambling away their workers’ compensation benefits at casinos. It appears to be a reflection of our current economic conditions: people who have lost their…
Attorney O’Connor was featured in the May 25 edition of USA Today as one of the Legal Elite. Read more about it in the following article by Jonathan Widran. “Michael J. O’Connor Returns to Pennsylvania to Become One of His Home State’s Top Workers’ Comp Attorneys” When it came to…
As working men and women try to gain some footing in the recession, we were happy to read a recent article by The Morning Call of Allentown (Mcall.com) about a workshop held at Pennsylvania CareerLink Lehigh Valley that helped those laid off from the Wells Fargo call center in Bethlehem…
One of our local newspapers, CitizensVoice.com, reported a workplace accident that injured an employee this week at a Wilkes-Barre business. According to the article, a large beam or pipe being moved by machinery became loose and fell on an employee at Mountain Productions, a company that builds stages for events.…