First responders deserve help for PTSD
Vince Quatrini’s Letter to the Editor of the Trib appeared December 20, 2023, commending the passage of Act 121.
Vince Quatrini and Ernie Orsatti Celebrate 50 Years of Practice
Vincent Quatrini and Ernest Orsatti were honored on October 21 by the Allegheny County Bar Association. Vince and Ernie were included as members of the 2024 50-Year practitioner class during the 50/60 Year Practitioners Awards Ceremony at Hotel Monaco.
Federal Overtime Rule struck down a second time
Department of Labor unlikely to pursue an appeal By Ernest B. Orsatti, Esq. On April 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced a final overtime rule, Defining and Delimiting the Exemptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside Sales, and Computer Employees. This was the second time in seven years the DOL introduced a rule…
DetailsQuatrini Law Group recognized by Best Law Firms
Quatrini Law Group has been recognized in the fifteenth edition of Best Law Firms,® being metro ranked in 5 practice areas: Metropolitan Tier 1 Pittsburgh Criminal Defense: General Practice Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants Metropolitan Tier 2 Pittsburgh Criminal Defense: White-Collar Employment Law – Individuals Best Law Firms rankings are…
DetailsYOU DESERVE JOB PROTECTION – UNIONIZE
Happy with your wages and benefits? Happy with treatment by your Employer? Not worried about being wrongfully discharged? You can stop reading now! However, if you are one of the 93% of non-union workers – in the public or private sector – who worry about these critical issues – you need to belong to a…
DetailsSOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY – WHAT’S NEW FOR 2023?
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW FOR 2023? A new year brings changes to many parts of our lives. One area of change, the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) program includes multiple changes. A significant change is the increase in the monthly SSDI benefit. The SSDI benefit tracks the federal Cost-of-Living…
DetailsMEDIATION – ANOTHER OPTION FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES
Mediation is one option for resolving disputes that is often overlooked by the parties. Maybe someone has an automobile accident that only involves damage to their vehicle. Maybe they also sustained injuries. Sometimes employers and employees have disagreements about certain working conditions. Neighbors may be disputing the exact location of the property line between them. …
DetailsNew Veterans’ Conditions and Claims approved in the 2022 PACT Act
With the passage of the Honoring our PACT Act in August 2022, Veterans Affairs has added new presumptive conditions which qualify individuals for Disability Compensation and will allow both service members and civilians harmed by exposure to Camp Lejeune water contamination to seek compensation. Camp Lejeune With the passage of the Camp Lejeune Justice…
DetailsWHEN SHOULD I HIRE A WORKERS’ COMPENSATION LAWYER?
Our firm is here to help you with workers’ compensation. We are originally contacted by injured workers who are in all different phases of their workers’ compensation cases. Some contact us within days of sustaining a work injury. Others do not contact us until after the insurance company has filed a petition to stop their…
DetailsPTSD and its impact on Social Security Disability cases
By Erika N. Dowd, Esq. What is PTSD? Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is an all-too-common mental health disorder which impact those who have experienced stressful, frightening, or shocking events in their lives, and is especially common among those who have suffered a life-altering injury or illness. Attorneys at our firm frequently see individuals who…
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