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What Does the “Standard of Care” Mean in Medical Malpractice Cases

July 27, 2015 by

by Mark A. Sereni The “Standard of Care” Means the Appropriate Level of Care that Medical Providers Must Deliver to Their Patients In most personal injury cases, one necessary element for the recovery of compensation is a finding of negligence or, in other words, carelessness by the defendant. So in these cases, to obtain compensation, […]

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BREAKING NEWS: THE LAW FIRM OF DIORIO & SERENI, LLP HELPS TAXPAYER FILE SUNSHINE ACT LAWSUIT

July 27, 2015 by

With the assistance of the Law Firm of DiOrio & Sereni, LLP, a Kennett Township taxpayer has filed a Sunshine Act lawsuit against Kennett Township and its three Supervisors.    Mark A. Sereni, Esquire, the taxpayer’s lead attorney, explains that, “When our lawmakers enacted the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, they explicitly found that the right of the […]

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AVOID MEDICAL MALPRACTICE – BE YOUR OWN HEALTHCARE ADVOCATE

July 20, 2015 by

According to the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), medical malpractice is the third-leading cause of death in the United States, behind heart disease and cancer. (http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=192541&resultClick=3) According to the British medical journal BMJ Quality and Safety, approximately 12 million adults who visit doctors’ offices or other outpatient settings in the United States – […]

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Delaware County Daily Times Lauds Mark A. Sereni’s “great intelligence, skill, courage and – most importantly – integrity.”

July 15, 2015 by

DA’s Criminal Investigation Focused on the Relationship Between the Penn-Delco School District and a Before & After School Program Three years ago, Penn-Delco School District was mired in a criminal investigation conducted by the county district attorney’s office. Its focus was the relationship between the district and a company that provided popular before/after-school programs. It […]

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Update on Overtime – Wage and Hour Division

June 30, 2015 by

Last night, President Obama’s made an important announcement on overtime. The Wage and Hour Division (WHD) of the U.S. Department of Labor has been working to update the rule that would extend overtime pay to nearly 5 million workers. The proposal would guarantee overtime pay to most salaried workers earning less than an estimated $50,440 […]

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FITTING NEW JOBS INTO OLD LAW – EMPLOYEE OVERTIME MISCLASSIFICATION

June 3, 2015 by

by Lisanne L. Mikula The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and its Pennsylvania counterpart, the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (“PMWA”), generally provide employees with overtime pay calculated at 150% of the regular pay rate for any hours over 40 that the employee works in one week.  Salaried workers who are properly classified as “executive,” “administrative,” […]

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DIVORCE & FAMILY LAW – THE BASICS

May 26, 2015 by

by Robert M. Diorio Divorce In Pennsylvania, a divorce can be filed if one of the spouses has lived in the state for at least six months prior to filing in the county where at least one of the spouses resides. A divorce can be Fault, based upon grounds such as indignities, adultery, cruelty, and […]

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New Power of Attorney Law

May 22, 2015 by

by Robert M. Diorio The Pennsylvania Legislature has mandated certain changes to Powers of Attorney as of January 1, 2015, which, among other provisions, include: All Powers of Attorney must now be notarized, and witnessed by two individuals.  However, the Agent cannot be the Notary, or serve as one of the witnesses. The Notice to […]

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“CLOCKING OUT” IN THE MODERN WORLD – THE CHANGING NATURE OF COMPENSABLE TIME

May 22, 2015 by

by Lisanne L. Mikula The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) and its Pennsylvania counterpart, the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act (“PMWA”), require that non-exempt workers receive wages for all “compensable time.” Tracking “compensable time”, however, is not always simple.  Technological advances make it easy for employees to perform work tasks outside of standard work hours or […]

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Recent EEOC Lawsuit Over Race Discrimination

November 21, 2014 by

It is sometimes difficult for employers to discern what constitutes racial discrimination. A recent lawsuit brought by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against an Alabama insurance company is a case in point. An EEOC news release reported a case where the EEOC accused Catastrophe Management Solutions, based in Mobile, Alabama, of discriminating against an […]

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