If you are looking to hire an individual to either work for your company, to perhaps to tutor your children or work as a housekeeper in your home, then you may want to gain access to their criminal report. This report on the criminal activity of an individual is normally done when a background check […]
A personal injury lawyer is an attorney who legally represents an individual who claims to have been injured due to the negligence of another party. This party can be another person, a company, or even an agency of the government. A personal injury lawyer must be very knowledgeable of the law and must possess great […]
One of the most common questions I hear in my Personal Injury practice is “I know someone who got hurt at work, can they sue their employer?” Bad news, good news: No, you usually cannot sue your employer, but the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act provides payment of medical bills, lost wages and other […]
Companies and businesses now have a legal responsibility to ensure a competent person is on site at all times should a fire happen to break out. A competent person is also termed as a fire warden, that is; a person who has had sufficient training to ensure the safety of staff members and anyone else […]
In 2002, the Executive Agency of the Home Office founded the Criminal Records Bureau in the U.K., as part of part V of the Police Act of 1997. People were becoming concerned with the safety of children and vulnerable adults, and the bureau was formed to perform criminal record searches for potential employees. The police […]
The “Hills and Ridges” Doctrine provides protection to persons in control of property on which a slip and fall occurs on ice or snow. However, confusion exists as to the applicability of this defense, which is only available when the fall is caused by a natural accumulation of ice or snow.
Pennsylvania Standard […]
The law in Pennsylvania has special provisions about when children can be held responsible for their negligence (carelessness resulting in harm to another or themselves). Under certain circumstances, children are held incapable of negligence and, in others, they have to take legal responsibility for their careless acts.
A special rule applies when someone attempts to […]
The law in Pennsylvania has special provisions about when children can be held responsible for their negligence (carelessness resulting in harm to another or themselves). Under certain circumstances, children are held incapable of negligence and, in others, they have to take legal responsibility for their careless acts.
A special rule applies when someone attempts to […]
The primary defense in a Personal Injury Negligence case, like a car accident or slip and fall case, is that the injured person contributed to causing the accident. In Pennsylvania, this is called the Comparative Negligence Defense. The defense, if proven in Court, can reduce the compensation owed to a victim of an […]
Abrasive wheels are used in all manner of industries; to many job roles the abrasive wheel is an essential piece of equipment that is used on a daily basis. They can however be extremely dangerous without effective training. In fact, it is legally defined that all abrasive wheel operators must have had suitable training in […]
Imagine that you are driving from your home in Ohio on a business trip to New York. As you pass through Pennsylvania, another driver runs a stop sign and slams into your car, causing you injury and demolishing your car.
Your first concern is obviously to make sure that your injuries are treated. But once that […]
One serious social issue is jury duty, it is often taken very lightly and often jurors don not want to stay on the case or need to get out of the case. The court system is often heavily impacted especially in places like California and jurors often get called to serve twice. It […]
If you happen to be involved in an automotive, or any type of accident caused by another individual, you might be able to collect money against them or an insurance company for damages caused to you. If you are involved in such an accident, you have the right to sue that person who hurt […]
Every country has its own privacy and surveillance laws. You will want to check your local laws regarding hidden cameras and other covert surveillance before installing your new equipment.
This article will give a brief overview of the applicable laws in a few of the home countries of our most frequent international visitors.
Criminal record checks are safety indicators for the whole United States. If there were no record checks, then it would be impossible to distinguish between convicted felons and law abiding citizens. Employers would not know if they were hiring convicts, and the police would not know if someone they had arrested was a felon or […]
Asbestos lawyers are the firms or individual who take up the case of a person suffering from Mesothelioma cancer and file a case against the company to obtain the compensation from the company. It is a difficult task as the disease can be detected only 20 to 50 years after the exposure so it becomes […]
It can be scary and intimidating to meet with your personal injury lawyer mostly because the world of court room procedures, juries and legal lingo is beyond anything that we experience day to day. When you discover that you need a personal injury lawyer and you aren’t sure where to go or what to look […]
The introduction of the Internet has made it easy to do a world of things. Background investigations on latent personnel are no exception. You could search for details and records about them using their names and social security numbers. If they have a criminal record, even one as small or trivial as a parking ticket, […]
We might have been a nation of immigrants one hundred years ago when our European ancestors where coming over, but that was a long time ago and most of them were legal. There are three main broad types: economic, corporate and legal work. An aromatherapy eBook that deals with the legal and ethical issues involved […]
It will also ensure that you have enough information available to maximize your profitability and to satisfy your legal requirements for record keeping. You’ll learns the proper terminology for handling legal dictation and transcription, and you’ll learn about law office administration as well as the major substantive areas of the law. It is clear that […]