Monthly Archives: February 2011
What To Do If Your Unemployment Benefits Claim Has Been Denied
If you applied for unemployment benefits in Pennsylvania and your claim was denied, you may be wondering if you can appeal, how the appeal process works, and whether you need an attorney.
The first thing to be aware of is that the time to appeal a PA UC denial is just 15 days. After you apply for PA UC benefits, you’ll receive a Notice of Determination which lists the office’s findings and whether or not the Claimant is entitled to unemployment benefits. If the Board of Review determines you are eligible for benefits, your employer can appeal the decision. If the Board of Review determines that the Claimant is ineligible for benefits, the Claimant can appeal the decision for a UC referee hearing.
There are three reasons a claim can be denied: (1) the employee didn’t work for the employer long enough; (2) the employee voluntarily quit; or (3) the …
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Can a Landlord charge a Tenant for ordinary wear and tear?
In Pennsylvania, when your lease expires, it’s important to provide your landlord with your forwarding address so they can send you a list of damages within 30 days as they are required to do by law if a forwarding address is provided. If a forwarding address is provided and a landlord does not submit a written list of damages within 30 days, the landlord gives up its right to withhold any portion of the security deposit and will be liable for double the amount of the security deposit.
The next issue is what a landlord can and cannot deduct in PA from the security deposit for repairs. A landlord can charge tenants for cleaning and repairs to restore the rental unit to its original condition at the beginning of the tenancy. However, a landlord cannot charge a tenant for ordinary wear and tear.
For example, if there is a modest …
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What Happens If You File Your UC Appeal Late?
If your Pennsylvania unemployment compensation (UC) benefits claim was denied and you missed the deadline to file your appeal, you’re probably wondering if you still have a chance to receive PA UC benefits. In some cases, you can still successfully appeal your PA UC determination even if you are late in filing the appeal.
In Pennsylvania, employees are given just 15 days from the Notice of Determination to file an appeal in order to obtain a referee hearing, who will hear testimony form the employer and employee and determine whether the employee is eligible for PA UC benefits. 15 days is not a whole lot of time and often times employees miss the appeal deadline.
Section 501(e) is the section that applies to the time limit for PA UC appeals. This section states that the time limit is mandatory and can only be extended beyond the time limit when “through …
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Ten Considerations To Make When Forming a Business With a Partner
When you are forming a business partnership or an LLC, you’ll want to consider the following concerning the business agreement between you and your partner.
- How will ownership of the business be divided?
- How much capital or property should each partner contribute to the business?
- What will happen if a partner doesn’t fulfill their contribution requirements?
- How will major business decisions be voted on? Do you want to require a meeting to approve major business decisions or is written consent sufficient?
- Do you want to plan for the addition of additional partners? What procedures and requirements must be followed to add additional partners?
- What will happen if the business needs to raise more capital?
- Do you want to allow or prohibit a partner from transferring or selling their interest in the business?
- What happens if the partner wants to leave the business? Will it trigger the additional partners purchasing
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