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By Tereasa Rerko, Esq. Quite often, I am asked how much monthly income a person will receive if they are approved for Social Security Disability (SSD) benefits. My answer is always, “It depends.” What it depends upon is your individual earnings history. Monthly SSD benefits are similar to snowflakes: no two are exactly alike. Even…
DetailsAs Pittsburgh’s economy grows, Invest: spoke with Vincent Quatrini, founding partner of Quatrini Law Group, and Leif Ocheltree, shareholder at Goldberg, Persky & White, P.C., about how their work continues to shape the protection of employee rights and deliver workplace justice. In Pennsylvania, workplace hazards remain an ongoing concern. BLS data shows a 13% increase in workplace…
DetailsBy Peter J. Gough, Esq. Under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act, an injured employee who returns to work with some restrictions, or who keeps working with restrictions after suffering a work injury, may be entitled to workers’ compensation benefits if laid off. Pennsylvania law allows a reinstatement of workers’ compensation benefits when you can prove…
DetailsPittsburgh, PA – Quatrini Law Group is pleased to announce that three attorneys have been recognized among the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Civil Rights & Plaintiff Employment Lawyers: Vince Quatrini for Workers’ Compensation; Ernest Orsatti for Unions & Employee Rights; and Samuel Cordes for Employee & Civil Rights. Mr. Quatrini received his B.A. in Economics…
DetailsBy Tereasa Rerko, Esq. We are often asked to explain to clients why they don’t financially qualify for disability benefits, even though they worked most of their lives. A client might see a neighbor receiving disability benefits from the Social Security Administration, and that neighbor never worked. What the client may not realize is that…
DetailsBy Peter J. Gough, Esq. If you are injured at work, two benefits are available to you under the Pennsylvania Workers’ Compensation Act — a weekly disability check and payment of medical bills. The amount of your weekly disability check is generally based on your earnings for the 12 months immediately preceding your injury. Your employer sends…
DetailsBy Peter J. Gough, Esquire Did you know that an employee who sustains a work injury, and later returns to work with any restrictions, may qualify for ongoing wage loss benefits? Or that a worker whose injury prevents him or her from doing even one of the job duties may also qualify for wage loss benefits?…
DetailsPeople who work outdoors must take steps to protect themselves as the temperatures climb By Vincent J. Quatrini, Jr. Esquire As excessive heat days become more frequent, so do the number of heat-related work injuries and deaths. The Bureau of Labor Statistics estimated 33,890 heat-related work injuries and 436 deaths since 2011, but these are…
DetailsBy Ernest B. Orsatti, Esq. Some employers are so obsessed by profit that they feel the need to reduce the wages that they pay their employees as much as possible. One way is to refuse to pay overtime compensation. The federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) requires that all non-exempt employees be paid time and one…
DetailsBy Brian Patrick Bronson, Esq. If an illness or injury leaves you unable to work, your employer may offer Long-Term Disability (LTD) insurance—typically covering 50–70% of your salary. As you begin exploring your benefits, you might hear the term ERISA mentioned frequently. So what is ERISA, and why does it matter? Understanding ERISA ERISA stands for the Employee…
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