In his latest article published in The Legal Intelligencer, workers’ compensation Attorney Andrew Ruder discusses the different values related to specific loss benefits. He explained that under the Workers’ Compensation Act, the amount someone receives for the loss of a certain body part – a hand for example – may vary. Andrew explores the question of whether or not the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act discriminates against lower wage earners with respect to specific loss benefits.
7 Dead in Pennsylvania Chocolate Factory Explosion
On Friday, March 24th, disaster struck a factory building owned by R.M. Palmer in West Reading, a small town in eastern Pennsylvania. The candy company’s two-story building erupted into flames and clouds of black smoke as the blast rocked the neighborhood. At the...