Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

At Will Employer
if an employee lives and works in CA but the corporate office is in PA, do PA laws apply, specifically, "At Will"
1 answer  |  asked Mar 11, 2015 08:22 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Chose not to renew employment contract, am I eligible for unemployment?
in PA company was sold, but I signed a contract w/new owner to help him for two weeks (renewable if agreed by both parties). I chose not to renew, and he never offered. Am I now not eligible for unemp...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 2, 2015 5:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I put in for a request for FMLA time after I was denied workman's comp. What happens if my employer never gets back to me about the FMLA request within the 5 business days?
Injured on 2/6/15 Workman's comp denied on 2/12/15 Requested FMLA on 2/23/15
1 answer  |  asked Feb 27, 2015 2:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Did I sign a Non-Compete?
My offer letter from my current work contained this: "This offer of employment is contingent upon your execution of a non-competition, non- solicitation and confidentiality agreement, prior to commenc...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 11, 2015 10:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

If an employee signed a non compete and then the company stopped paying them when they ran out of money, can the employee then accept work with a competitor that they sought out? What is the limitation on preventing that employee from making a living?
Non compete and trade secret agreement signed with a company that is out of money for payroll. Limits to the agreement?
1 answer  |  asked Feb 8, 2015 12:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

can my employer require me to pay for my benefits while off on fmla due to surgery?
non union government employee
1 answer  |  asked Jul 22, 2014 3:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Should a non-discretionary (pro-rated) bonus, based solely on my performance, be paid upon leaving?
I receive a base salary and an incentive bonus (20% of collections of everything over a set threshold, based solely upon my performance). Some people I work with just receive a percentage of collectio...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 13, 2014 7:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

is it legal to fire someone for working for a specific company?
I currently work for a security firm part time. the Business partners have split and there are now 2 new companies. Partner 1 has said if you work for Partner 2 then you can't work for him. However yo...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 18, 2014 12:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Do I have a case?
I work with a mentally handicap man at his house and over the winter I was made to shovel our driveway 5 times in a 30 day span. We have people who are suppose to plow on a regular basis or if we info...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 13, 2014 5:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

My employer did not win bid, contract ends, they state they do not have to pat accrued pto time
New contractor will be taking over on May 21st. Our contractor states they will not pay our pto time that we have already accrued. Is this legal?
1 answer  |  asked May 15, 2014 6:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania