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Pennsylvania is one of the best states for construction workers in terms of unemployment rate. Construction unemployment data released in May indicates PA construction workers saw significantly lower unemployment in April 2015, than during April 2014.  In 2014, the unemployment rate for construction workers in Pennsylvania was 7.9 percent but in April of 2015, the unemployment...

Un orribile italiano incidente bus turistico in Pennsylvania che coinvolge un trattore-rimorchio, il 3 giugno solleva seri interrogativi sulla negligenza e responsabilità, secondo gli avvocati di lesioni a O'Malley e Langan Law Offices. Il nostro studio legale, con sede a Scranton, PA, che non è lontano dalla scena dell'incidente nella regione di montagna Pocono, ha...

A horrific Italian tour bus crash in Pennsylvania involving a tractor-trailer on June 3 raises serious questions about negligence and liability, according to the injury attorneys at O'Malley & Langan Law Offices. Our law firm, based in Scranton, PA, which is not far from the scene of the accident in the Pocono mountain region, has years...

An experienced workers' compensation lawyer knows there are thousands of injuries and even deaths on the job every year in the United States, including in Scranton. Many of injuries and fatalities could be prevented if all Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) standards were followed and if employers and employees made safety a top priority. To...

With warm weather approaching fast, workers in Scranton face the risk of heat-related injuries. An experienced workers' compensation lawyer knows that the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) does not have a heat stress standard. This means employers and employees need to make sure they are creating their own plans for addressing safety when...

With Memorial Day fast approaching, now is as good a time as ever to honor servicemen and women in Pennsylvania and throughout the United States. At O'Malley & Langan, we understand that in the Scranton area alone, many organizations exist to increase quality of life for veterans suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain...

The job of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is to establish worker protection laws and enforce those laws in order to protect workers throughout Scranton, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Bradford, Schuykill, Lehigh, Monroe, Wyoming and Wayne counties. In 2004, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration had an inflation-adjusted budget of $554 million. In 2014, the...

It's a troubling and unacceptable statistic: Twenty-two United States Army veterans take their lives every day. Mission 22 aims to bring light to this alarming statistic and support U.S. military veterans as they cope with physical and emotional difficulties after returning home from combat. A collaboration between veteran nonprofit organization Elder Heart and marketing agency...

The workers' compensation system has a long history of providing important protections for workers throughout Lackawanna, Luzerne, Bradford, Schuykill, Lehigh, Monroe, Wyoming and Wayne counties and beyond. Workers' compensation came into existence during the dawn of the industrial revolution as a compromise solution that was intended to be better than the tort system for both injured...

Workers who get hurt in Scranton, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Bradford, Schuykill, and Lehigh could face costly medical bills. In many cases, an injury will also result in employees being forced to take time off from work, which can lead to lost productivity for employers as well as necessitate the payment of wage loss or disability benefits. A workers'...