By: Laurie A. McCarthy, Esquire [email protected] The Team Cameron Toy Drive is run by the Cameron McCarthy Foundation, named in honor of my daughter, who, in May of 2015 – just before her 7th birthday – was diagnosed with Ewing’s Sarcoma – a rare and aggressive form of bone cancer.  Cameron endured a year of […]

Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire [email protected] Date: October 30, 2020 On October 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) changed the definition of “close contact” with an infected individual for purposes of determining whether someone must self-quarantine for fourteen days.  For many months, the CDC had said that “close contact” meant spending a […]

By: Laurie A. McCarthy, Esquire [email protected] You will not pay taxes on stimulus money The IRS does not consider stimulus money to be income. The payments are considered to be a credit against your taxes. Stimulus payments will not reduce your refund or increase the amount you owe in taxes.  2. Does receiving the first […]

By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire [email protected] Dozens of Black former owners of McDonald’s franchises recently filed a racial discrimination lawsuit in federal court in Illinois, alleging that McDonald’s denied them the same business opportunities that McDonald’s provides to white franchise owners.  The 52 plaintiffs –who ran a total of 200 restaurants—claim that they were “denied […]

By: Laurie A. McCarthy, Esquire [email protected] Labor Day weekend is here! Labor Day is typically celebrated across the United States with parades, picnics, barbecues, and fireworks displays. For most, this holiday means a three-day weekend, the end of summer, beginning of fall, and the start of a new school year. While this Labor Day will […]

By: Laurie A. McCarthy, Esquire [email protected] As summer is coming to an end, a lot of children and parents are wondering what school will look like for the 2020-2021 school year. On August 10, 2020, the Pennsylvania Departments of Health (DOH) and Education (PDE) released new guidance on the reopening of schools. According to the […]

By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected]   On July 22, 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the COVID-19 Law Lab initiative, which gathers and shares legal documents from over 190 countries across the world to help states establish and implement strong legal frameworks to manage the pandemic. The goal of the COVID-19 Law Lab […]

By: Laurie A. McCarthy, Esquire [email protected] Philadelphia is ahead of the curve – as the first city in the U.S. to prohibit retaliation against workers seeking to enforce COVID -19 public health protections. On June 26, 2020, after unanimous passage by Philadelphia City Council, the Mayor signed an ordinance that adds a new chapter to […]

By: Robert B. George, Esquire [email protected] Dealing with the death of a relative, especially during these already very trying and stressful times, is a difficult task at best.  The situation is only further compounded when you find yourself having to deal with individuals contacting you about their purported debts. If you should find yourself in […]

By: Lisanne L. Mikula, Esquire [email protected] July 4 is a time to celebrate the founding of our nation and the hard-fought freedoms Americans enjoy, as well as providing an opportunity to reflect on those rights which our nation continues to strive to provide to all of its people. Due to governmental restrictions in place to […]