Last month, Uber and Lyft drivers around the world went on a 24-hour strike to protest the effects of being classified as independent contractors. Unfortunately, that classification has shut gig workers out of the workers’ compensation system, leaving them vulnerable...
By managing partner Samuel H. Pond, PA Law Weekly. More than a century after the workers’ compensation system was implemented, it is becoming more evident that those suffering from job-related diseases are often left out, with no path to justice. A 2015 report by the...
by Lisa Lake, Consumer Education Specialist, FTC It’s almost summer! Right now, you probably have beaches on the brain or you’re thinking about that long-planned trip abroad. Before you head out, take steps to help keep your dream vacation from becoming a nightmare:...
Pond Lehocky Giordano associates Kevin Harchar, Keld Wenge and Frank Ciprero have been appointed to the Hearing Committee servicing the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania. Their terms will begin in July. The appointments bring the number of Pond...
By managing partner Samuel H. Pond, law.com. The core principle of our legal system is that all people, no matter their station in life, can bring their disputes to be heard in a court of law. That’s in theory, in practice, however, justice is not always so available...
