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I was wrongly accused at work of sexual misconduct. Can I sue my employer as well as the accuser?

To add to the other answers, technically you can file a lawsuit against anyone for slander (verbal). But in Pennsylvania, unless you are subject to an employment contract such as a union collective bargaining agreement, your employer may fire you for any reason....or no reason, as long as it's not one of the protective reasons (race, religion, sex, disability status, etc.) The best thing to do at this point is to communicate to your employer (in writing) what your version of the situation is....

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2009 oct i got into a car accident, the person who hit me call ambulance. i call police but later i got a lawsuit from her..

As the above answers indicate, you need to contact your own car insurance, assuming you were insured, so you can have a lawyer represent you. That's what you've been paying for all these years....now you get to use some of those benefits offered in the policy....like legal representation if you're sued. Good luck!

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Parent held responsible for child's accident?

A few things are left out of the fact pattern you provided that I need to fully answer your question. Who owned the vehicle...child or parents? Did the parents know or should have known that the child was an unsafe driver...have some kind of medical condition that caused the accident...history of accidents, etc. You see where I'm going here. The parent won't be responsible for mere negligence of the child, particularly when the child is an adult. But if the parents knew, for example, that...

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I was receiving NYS unemployment benefits until I reached the max of 93 weeks. My benefits ended about a month ago.

If the award was granted from a date after the unemployment comp stopped, then you would not have to pay it back. I'm sure of that. But if the if date from which SSD benefits is to be paid coincides with your receipt of unemployment comp, I still don't think you have to repay unemployment comp, but I'm less sure of that answer. I would suggest you call the unemployment compensation office for clarification. Good luck to you!

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I am a widow, I recieve a pension from the VA. Do I have to claim that income to Social Security?

Your receipt of your husband's SS benefits should not be affected by your receipt of the VA benefits. Good luck!

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If a child is hurt in school is there a law in pa that the school insurance only has to cover two years after they turn 18?

To follow up on the previous answers...you would have had to file a lawsuit for your daughter before she turned 20 years old. Because that apparently did not happen, you can't force the school or it's insurance company to pay for these ongoing damages. That would have been something that a lawsuit would have factored in the amount of damages your daughter would have been awarded, assuming she was successful in the lawsuit. Hope this helps.

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Can an employer in PA force an employee to do two positions without asking or compensating in any way?

Yes, your employer can do this, assuming you are not covered by some type of employment contract or union contract. If not, then you are considered under the law of Pennsylvania an "employee at will" and thus can quit whenever you want or be fired whenever the employer wants. So, in your case, if you don't like what your employer is asking you to do, you can quit. Unfortuneately, usually this gives all the power to employers. The only thing I can suggest at this point is trying to reason...

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I was badly burned by a beauty school that performed a perm on my hair my entire scalp was burned behind my ears and shoulder?

I've handled a few of these cases over the years and you can recover against them for negligence, regardless of the "release" that you signed. You need a lawyer. Most of the claims like this one that I've handled have been smaller...around $5,000 to $10,000 worth. But one claim I did was significant because infection set in and there was permanent hair loss. So, most important things to do....follow your doctor's orders....and get a lawyer!! Hope this helps. Good luck.

MEDICAL MALPRACTRICE ON CARPAL TUNNEL

I think it depends on what the "accident" was in 2008. As Glenn indicated above, there are many causes of carpal tunnel, but one of the causes can be a car accident where you jam your hand/wrist on the steering wheel. I would need to know more about the accident you are referring to. But the advice above is the best....talk to your doctor, get records, then talk to an experienced comp attorney. Hope this helps. Good luck!

Have 300/300 and full um and baught extra med pay policy of extra 100 grand med pay

First, talk to your own lawyer about this. Second, buy as much coverage as you can afford because you may be in another accident some day. And you already know the chances of getting seriously injured in a car crash. Third, if it was me, I'd stick with buying the extra coverage. This set of facts is very particular to this case. Next year or in 5 years you may be in a single vehicle crash that you caused and you seriously injured yourself. You may want that extra medical coverage in the...