Mooney & Associates has formally requested to the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to consider a change in workers’ compensation hearing location for residents of the Shippensburg, Pennsylvania area. The change was requested because of the Franklin/Cumberland County divide of Shippensburg.
Currently, if you are an injured worker and reside in the Franklin County portion of Shippensburg, your hearing location is fifteen minutes away in Chambersburg. However, if you reside in Cumberland County portion of Shippensburg, then your hearing location is 45 minutes to an hour away in Harrisburg. That seems illogical and unfair. Many people who are hurt at work are suffering from back, shoulder, neck, and other injuries that make traveling for an extended period of time quite uncomfortable, if not impossible.
Our firm’s Workers Compensation Attorney, Mark Buterbaugh, served in various local government positions in Shippensburg and has resided in Cumberland County portion of Shippensburg since 1994. He is well aware of the frustrations the Shippensburg community faces in various local, county, and state government services because of the county division. Attorney Buterbaugh represents several Shippensburg residents in workers compensation matters and has heard that frustration directly. That is why he decided to reach out to Deputy Secretary Elizabeth Crum at the Pa. Department of Labor and Industry to make a change. Attorney Buterbaugh also enlisted the help of State Senators Richard Alloway and Pat Vance as well as State Representatives Rob Kaufman and Mark Keller.
Here is a snippet of Attorney Buterbaugh’s letter to the Department
Mooney & Associates prides itself on local representation of the communities we serve. We have opened a brand new office in downtown Shippensburg. Our office is located at 34 West King Street in the same building as the former J. Paul Fogelsanger Insurance, now Bell Insurance. It is located right across King Street from Pague & Fegan Hardware Store. The office will host evening hours every other Tuesday from 5:00PM to 7:00PM beginning on Tuesday July 10, 2012 and Attorney Buterbaugh will be present at the Shippensburg office on most Fridays from 8:00 PM to 5:00 PM. However, as a convenience to Shippensburg residents, any of our criminal, family, estate/wills, and business law attorneys can meet in Shippensburg at anytime by appointment.
Count on Mooney
Our legal team has decades of experience in complex workers’ compensation cases. We stand ready to assist you in your time of need and you know you can Count on Mooney, whatever your legal need.
We can meet you at the office location most convenient for you. Contact us today for a free consultation or call us at 717-632-4656 or toll free at 877-632-4656.
