http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/ Published By Kunkel & Fink, LLP en-us 2011-03-25T16:58:56-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2011/03/three_important_questions_to_a.html Before you hire a law firm or non-attorney advocate to represent you in your Disability/SSI Claim, you should three important questions: 1. Will I be represented by an attorney at my hearing? The Social Security Administration changed their regulations so... Social Security Disability Gregory T. Kunkel 2011-03-25T16:58:56-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2011/03/kunkel_fink_llp_in_the_news_1.html My parnter Leah Fink and I were recently interviewed for a newspaper article that recently appeared in the Pittsburgh Post Gazette regarding the rise in social security disability claims. You can read the article here. Although the article deals mainly... Social Security Disability Gregory T. Kunkel 2011-03-01T10:26:39-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2010/09/commonwealth_court_adopts_stri_1.html The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently handed down another decision addressing the ability of injured workers to correct the description of the work injury in a Notice of Compensation Payable ("NCP"). The NCP is the form completed by the employer and... Workers' Compensation Gregory T. Kunkel 2010-09-06T11:20:41-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2010/08/the_long_winding_road_waiting_1.html One of the biggest challenges facing injured and disabled workers is the long wait for a hearing on their social security applications. It's no secret that most applications for social security disability benefits are denied at the initial level which... Social Security Disability Gregory T. Kunkel 2010-08-09T09:34:48-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2010/07/study_documents_challenges_fac_1.html As a lawyer who regularly represents workers who have been injured or discriminated against in the workplace, I was interested to read a recent study published in the Journal of Empirical Legal Studies, that analyzed the outcomes in employment discrimination... Employment Rights Gregory T. Kunkel 2010-07-05T11:33:15-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2010/04/commonwealth_court_holds_that.html The Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court recently handed down a decision in Struthers Wells v. WCAB (Skinnner), 990 A.2d 176 (Pa. Commw. March 12, 2010) which makes clear that employers are required to provide injured workers with a Notice of Ability to... Workers' Compensation Gregory T. Kunkel 2010-04-24T14:16:02-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2010/01/social_security_sets_sga_level.html We are often asked whether an individual is eligible for social security disability benefits ("SSDI") even though the invidual is still working. The answer typically depends on how much the individual is earning every month. In order to qualify for... Social Security Disability Gregory T. Kunkel 2010-01-26T11:50:02-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2009/09/pba_fall_section_meeting.html I just returned from the annual Pennsylvania Bar Association Workers' Compensation Fall Section Meeting which is held every September in Hershey, Pennsylvania. I always look forward to attending the Fall Section Meeting because it provides a great opportunity for Pennsylvania... Workers' Compensation Gregory T. Kunkel 2009-09-15T07:56:27-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2009/09/pa_supreme_court_ruling_permit_1.html Workers injured on the job in Pennsylvania often end up litigating the scope and extent of the work injury, even when the employer voluntarily accepts the work injury by issuing a Notice of Compensation Payable ("NCP"). For example, an employer... Workers' Compensation Gregory T. Kunkel 2009-09-02T11:20:39-05:00 http://www.pennsylvaniaworkerscompensationattorneyblog.com/2009/08/federal_court_approves_class_a.html The lawyers at Kunkel & Fink, LLP are pleased to announce that by order dated July 24, 2009, United States District Court Judge David S. Cercone approved a $480,000.00 settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging a violation of the... Employment Rights Gregory T. Kunkel 2009-08-01T16:21:16-05:00