Year: 2011

Diane Hovan, Paralegal at Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C., will be volunteering for Wills for Heroes, a nationwide program to provide free estate planning services to first responders, their spouses and significant others. Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and correction and probation officers are some of the first responders who can benefit…

On Monday, November 1, 2010, two RL Sensenig roofers were injured when they fell through the roof at the Hill School in Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. As a result, one worker was pronounced dead and the other taken to a local hospital. The roofers were working on a power facility…

The Phillips Lighting plant in Danville, PA will be closing by February 4, 2011. The closing will affect 84 employees, most of whom are part of the United Steelworkers Union. Phillips Lighting’s main office is in Somerset, New Jersey, with 42 other U.S. manufacturing plants. Employees who suffered a work…

On Tuesday, January 4, 2011, a trench collapsed during work at the Linden Street Bridge in Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, killing one construction worker and injuring another. The injured worker is in stable condition. A Pennsylvania workers’ compensation attorney at Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C., can help determine if you are entitled…

It is extremely hazardous for emergency crews to respond to accidents, whether a work injury or not, on highways, such as Interstate 81 in Dauphin and Lebanon Counties, Pennsylvania. Vehicles traveling along the highway are traveling 65 mph, and rarely slow down when they see the flashing lights. Rubber necking…

Workers’ compensation is a no-fault insurance program mandated by Pennsylvania law and financed by employers. Coverage provides compensation and medical benefits to employees who incur work-related injuries, illnesses, and diseases. Under the PA Workers’ Compensation Act, a work “injury” is defined as “any hurtful or damaging effect which may be suffered…

At Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C., education is key to protecting our clients, the workers and the driving the force of Central Pennsylvania. Our lawyers are pursuing their passion to help and protect the injured workers. There has always been an inequality of bargaining power between employers and employees. We are…

There are times when employers and insurance carriers will rigorously defend themselves to avoid paying workers’ compensation claims. That is exactly what happened with one of the clients of the law firm of Calhoon and Kaminsky P.C. It was a recent case that involved a 19-year-old who worked at a…

Physical therapy is an effective way for a person to recover from an injury and restore themselves to the same physical condition they were in before the injury. Physical therapy is a treatment method used for a variety of injuries and illnesses. Treatment may include massage, heat packs, cold packs,…