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23 Jul 2014, 7:04 am by Lee Tankle
Unlike 18 other states and the District of Columbia, Pennsylvania does not have a law prohibiting employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity—however many of the Commonwealth's largest cities including Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, and Philadelphia do. [read post]
22 Jul 2014, 1:26 pm
Upon appeal, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania agreed, and affirmed the decision rendered by the WCAB. [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 8:01 pm by Patricia Salkin
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania said that that an applicant for a variance is not required to show that the property at issue is valueless without the variance or that the property cannot be used for any permitted purpose, and that the Commonwealth Court erred by relying on an improper standard for unnecessary hardship and by substituting its judgment for that of the ZBA, thereby applying an incorrect standard of review. [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 4:07 pm by Evan M. Levow
More Blog Posts: Bicyclists Must Submit to Breath or Blood Testing under Pennsylvania’s Implied Consent Law, Commonwealth Court Holds, Pennsylvania DUI Lawyers Blog, July 1, 2014 Field Sobriety and Breath Test Results Challenged in Appeal by Pennsylvania DUI Defendant, Pennsylvania DUI Lawyers Blog, June 12, 2014 DUI Defendant Asks Pennsylvania Superior Court to Vacate Conviction Because of Clerical Error by Prosecutors,… [read post]
21 Jul 2014, 10:00 am by Steven Chadwick
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania issued the latest decision in the state judicial system’s ongoing review of amendments to Pennsylvania’s Oil and Gas Act (“Act 13”). [read post]
18 Jul 2014, 10:19 am by Patricia Salkin
This case was brought to the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on remand from a Supreme Court “mandate” directing it to consider the constitutionality of certain provisions of Act 13. [read post]
16 Jul 2014, 10:30 am by Karen Tani
Smith, Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe Myth of American Religious Coercion: The New Nation’s Un-official Religious Establishment and Its ParadoxesChris Beneke, Bentley UniversityCOMMENTS: Mary Kupiec Cayton, Miami University; Christopher GrassoBOUNDARIES OF CITIZENSHIP IN THE NEW AMERICAN REPUBLICPRESIDING: Douglas Bradburn, Binghamton UniversityThe Loyalist Problem in New York and PennsylvaniaBrett Palfreyman, Binghamton UniversityThe Argument against Confiscation in South… [read post]
11 Jul 2014, 6:50 am by Steven Chadwick
On Tuesday, July 8, 2014, the Pennsylvania State Senate passed the Commonwealth’s fiscal code by a margin of 26 to 22. [read post]
11 Jul 2014, 6:00 am by Daniel E. Cummins
Cummins, Esq.FOLEY, COMERFORD & CUMMINSScranton, PAEvery so often in Pennsylvania jurisprudence, an appellate court criminal law decision comes along that could serve to have a substantial impact on the litigation of Pennsylvania personal injury matters.For instance, in the case of Commonwealth v. [read post]
10 Jul 2014, 6:18 am by Tom Cummings
There are also security guaranty funds set up by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to protect injured workers in the event that a self-insured employer or insurance carrier either becomes insolvent or if the employer does not have workers compensation insurance coverage. [read post]
2 Jul 2014, 10:58 am by By Amit Shah
After an appeal, the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recognized that the heroic act was not far removed from the course of employment and reversed the earlier decision, ultimately getting his family the help they needed. [read post]
2 Jul 2014, 6:00 am by Daniel E. Cummins
In one of the latest decisions handed down in the Commonwealth in the context of insurance bad faith litigation, Judge Jeffrey Sprecher of the Berks County Court of Common Pleas has doled out an $18 million dollar award against Nationwide Mutual Insurance along with an award of $3 million in attorney's fees in the case of Berg v. [read post]
2 Jul 2014, 4:30 am
  Would the Massachusetts court buy what the Pennsylvania court was selling? [read post]
30 Jun 2014, 4:02 pm by On behalf of Martin LLC
The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ultimately held that the man was acting in the course and scope of his employment and was eligible for workers’ compensation benefits. [read post]
24 Jun 2014, 7:46 am by Sean McDonough
The ranking comes from a new comprehensive state-by-state Scorecard from AARP with support of the nation’s leading organizations behind quality long-term care, The Commonwealth Fund and SCAN Foundation. [read post]