Pennsylvania Workers' Compensation Lawyers Blog

As working men and women try to gain some footing in the recession, we were happy to read a recent article by The Morning Call of Allentown (Mcall.com) about a workshop held at Pennsylvania CareerLink Lehigh Valley that helped those laid off from the Wells Fargo call center in Bethlehem learn how to navigate the job market.

Joyce Sivell, a client services manager at CareerLink, was quoted as saying, "Losing a job is like a death in the family. It's like having a rug ripped out from beneath you."

These workshops are hosted by the state to help those who have lost their jobs in a bleak job market.

Laid off workers learn how to file for unemployment compensation, what health care options and job training opportunities were available, and where to find credit counseling and other social services that are available for assistance.

Attendees also learned how they could use part-time work to stretch out their unemployment compensation, as well as state-subsidized health insurance programs that can lower their health care costs while looking for a job.

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One of our local newspapers, CitizensVoice.com, reported a workplace accident that injured an employee this week at a Wilkes-Barre business.

According to the article, a large beam or pipe being moved by machinery became loose and fell on an employee at Mountain Productions, a company that builds stages for events. Although the employee's name was not released and the details of the accident were not made public, Luzerne County emergency dispatch said that the employee's leg was severed in the accident.

An investigation into the accident has been launched by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

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