Are there too many Senators and State Representatives in Harrisburg? Two State Representatives from the Pittsburgh area apparently believe there are. Representative Mark Mustio and Representative Matthew Smith have drafted a bill which seeks to reduce the number of Senators from 50 to 40 and reduce the number of State Representatives from 203 to 161. … Read more »
On July 7, 2006, Governor Rendell signed Senate Bill 1205 which requires all lawyers to certify that before a client receives a personal injury award or lump sum workers\’ comp award, the client does not owe back child support. This law effects all settlements, judgments, arbitration awards, and workers\’ compensation awards with net proceeds in… Read more »
On October 23, the Pennsylvania House of Representatives passed an omnibus workers’ compensation bill that was previously approved by the state Senate on Oct. 18. This legislation, which was developed in cooperation with PaTLA and the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, will streamline the state’s Workers’ Compensation system without restricting the rights of injured… Read more »
ACTION ALERT The Senate is about to begin full consideration of House Bill 2738, a Workers’ Compensation reform bill. The Pennsylvania Bar Association generally stands in support of this legislation. There are, however, two very troubling developments with the bill that have broader ramifications than workers’ compensation. First, the original legislation proposed the professionalization of… Read more »
