Pennsylvania Questions and Answers
My management position is being eliminated and I have been offered a much lower position at 2/3rd of my current salary. Can I hold my employer responsible for paying me my current salary since this demotion is through no fault of my own?
My company is consolidating several offices together. Due to this, my position as office manager is being eliminated. The company is creating a new position for someone to oversee the new consolidated...
2 answers | asked Feb 4, 2016 3:37 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
I have been approved for an FMLA leave of absence and requested to use accrued vacation time so I could still be paid while taking my leave. Can my employer keep me from using my vacation time during an FMLA leave? HR is telling me to apply for short-term
HR is also telling me that my manager would have to approve the use of this vacation time? How is it his decision?
1 answer | asked Feb 3, 2016 07:21 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Changed to PTO in 2015 But didn't get credit for vacation earned in 2014. Is this legal?
Company policy was no vacation earned for the first 12 months of employment. Company changed to PTO in January of 2015. Employees who were employed more than 1 year didn't receive any credit for there...
1 answer | asked Jan 30, 2016 5:12 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
I submitted my resignation and was released from work 5 days prior to official resignation date. Am I eligible for unemployment compensation for those five days?
I submitted my resignation on 1/17/2016 for my last day to be 1/29/2016. My manager then informed my that my services would not be needed after 1/24/2016.
1 answer | asked Jan 25, 2016 4:23 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
I was an assistant manager at my job and another company bought it. They demoted me because I didn't have my drivers license. Is that legal?
I went from assistant manager to cashier because I don't have a driver's license
1 answer | asked Jan 22, 2016 10:44 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
can you be in trouble with a non compete
if you signed it but never worked a day for them? I am not sure if she even has the papers for it since I never filled out all the paperwork. I am starting a business in the same field a year and a ha...
1 answer | asked Jan 12, 2016 5:03 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Unsigned contract enforceable because of conduct?
I made an 18 month independant contractor agreement with a Philadelphia company that commenced on May 1 2014. I was to provide general business consulting and Invoice and be paid upon receipt on a mon...
1 answer | asked Dec 21, 2015 6:32 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
I work in the state of Pennsylvania. I am getting documented and having two days of suspension without pay, three months of probation, and my bonus is being taken away. This is all because of a situation which is not even a policy. My boss has agreed with
I can not go into much details about the situation online. I would love to talk to a lawyer. However I am getting two days suspension, three months probation and my bonus taken away for the whole year...
1 answer | asked Dec 18, 2015 6:12 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
My supervisor informed me by email a month ago, that my job was eliminated.I haven't received any separation papers. What is my recourse?
I've been employed in Phila., Pa, for 34 yrs. at a hospital. Supervisor emailed me a month ago stating that my job was eliminated. At that time, I was working at home. I haven't been notified for an e...
2 answers | asked Dec 18, 2015 1:24 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Can an employer diagnose an employee with a disorder and then deny promotion on those means?
I have a friend who has a new job. The boss, a former psychologist, has diagnosed him with ADD and said that a planned promotion is off the table as a result. His workload was reduced to "see if he ca...
2 answers | asked Nov 12, 2015 07:55 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania