Legal Insights
You May Be Entitled to Multiple Disability Benefits! The Eligibility Requirements and the Interactions Between the Benefits Programs
If you are disabled, you may be entitled to disability benefits through multiple benefit programs. Before applying for disability benefits from multiple programs, it is important to know how benefit programs interact and how each applying for one benefit may affect your eligibility for another for other benefits. Knowing what is available to you and […]
Revocable Living Trust: Not the Magic Bullet
So what is a revocable living trust? A trust is a legal written agreement between various individuals: The individuals involved include the trustmaker, who is the person that creates the trust agreement (also commonly referred to as the grantor, trustor or settlor); the trustee, who is the person that manages the trust assets; and the […]
Non-compete 101
Over the course of your professional career, you may have been required to sign a non-compete agreement, and if you haven’t yet, then now is a good time to learn about these somewhat common and important documents. Oftentimes you will be presented with a non-compete agreement when you are starting a new job or have […]
How can municipalities control the AirBnB trend within their neighborhoods?
The online marketplace for short term lodging is proliferating well beyond Jersey Shore and Poconos rentals. AirBnB’s are becoming a popular trend in suburban Philadelphia and in some townships, an unwanted land use. Since this trend started, the municipal and zoning lawyer in me has wondered how this seemingly unregulated ability to rent out your […]
Private Short and Long Term Disability Benefits: Use Them If You Have Them
A person who is disabled may be able to avail themselves of private short or long term disability benefits. Not everyone has access to short or long term disability benefits. Unlike Social Security benefits, short and long term disability benefits are based on a private contract of insurance. Usually, short and long term disability benefits […]
Can You Trust Philadelphia’s (Ten Year Tax Abatement) Process?
Philadelphia’s Ten Year Tax Abatement Program has been in place for almost twenty years. It was instituted to spur new development and re-development, by exempting, for ten years, the value of any improvements to real estate. Over the past few years, many new or recent home buyers in Philadelphia with ten year abatements, have opened […]
Avoiding Traps for the Unwary in College and School Vendor Contracts
What can an educational administrator do when a vendor performs poorly under a long-term contract? Unless the college or school has tightened its procedures for contract drafting and approval, the answer may be “not much”. More than a few educational institutions have tried to cancel contracts with underperforming suppliers - ranging from yearbook publishers to […]
Filing a Workers’ Compensation Claim
Have you suffered a wage loss as a result of accident or work injury? Our workers comp lawyers here at our Doylestown and Norristown law offices work together to coordinate a strategy to file for a compensation claim and maximize any disability benefits available to someone who has suffered a sudden or unexpected loss of […]
Franchisees – Things to Watch Out for in 2018
Increased ICE Enforcement As many of you have probably read about already, on January 10, 2018, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) performed raids at over 100 7-Eleven convenience stores checking on the immigration status of those stores’ employees. After the raids, Acting ICE Director Thomas Homan cautioned employers that “today’s actions send a strong message […]
What the heck is a Confession of Judgment?
A Confession of Judgement is one of those terms you may have heard of if you have ever obtained a business loan or signed a commercial lease. Even if you have heard that phrase, chances are you have no idea what it means. And chances are you signed those loan or lease documents anyway. This […]