Separation from a company,
I was just "separated" from a company that I had been with for 4 years.
It was out of the blue, I had no idea it was coming. I wasn't on any improvement plan or anything like that.
I received 5 weeks "separation" pay and my unused vacation pay. But I really don't know why I was let go.
Would this be worth while speaking to an attorney about?
Thank you for your valuable time and attention.
Answers (1)
Employment is at will
Please recognize that without more particulars, I cannot provide you legal advice via this type of dialogue, and you should not rely upon anything you read on any web site.
Employment in Pennsylvania is at will, which means that you can be terminated at any time for a good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all, so long as that reason is not violative of public policy, state or federal legislation. For instance, terminating someone because of their race, religion, national origin, age, or disability would violate both the Penna. Human Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
That having been said, without speaking to an attorney, it's impossible to determine whether the termination may have violated the law or not. So the question becomes what is it worth to you to know one way or the other?
If you really want to know, contact an employment lawyer and schedule a consultation.
Some of us will ask enough preliminary questions when you call our offices to be able to determine whether it's even worth your scheduling the consultation in the first place.
Harold
posted by Harold Goldner | Apr 14, 2008 1:33 PM [EST]
Please recognize that without more particulars, I cannot provide you legal advice via this type of dialogue, and you should not rely upon anything you read on any web site.
Employment in Pennsylvania is at will, which means that you can be terminated at any time for a good reason, bad reason, or no reason at all, so long as that reason is not violative of public policy, state or federal legislation. For instance, terminating someone because of their race, religion, national origin, age, or disability would violate both the Penna. Human Relations Act and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
That having been said, without speaking to an attorney, it's impossible to determine whether the termination may have violated the law or not. So the question becomes what is it worth to you to know one way or the other?
If you really want to know, contact an employment lawyer and schedule a consultation.
Some of us will ask enough preliminary questions when you call our offices to be able to determine whether it's even worth your scheduling the consultation in the first place.
Harold
posted by Harold Goldner | Apr 14, 2008 1:33 PM [EST]
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