Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

Resigned, then terminated, policy for vaca pay differentiates between vol/invol
In Pennsylvania, an at-will state, a 7-year management employee resigns and provides the required 4-week notice and is immediately terminated. Written formal Policy Manual is in place and states payme...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 7, 2012 11:36 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is alright for my employer to make me stay on maternity although I am ready to go back to work?
I work for a small organization that does not have to comply with fmla. I have been working for the organization for over 2 years. And once I found I was pregnant, my employer granted me an unpaid mat...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2012 8:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

can I still sue, if I signed a serverance agreement
I signed a severance agreement 4 weeks ago; I worked for the company for 30 years. They said it was head count, but I know the HR lady really disliked me. My severance was for 6 months, and to carry m...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 3, 2012 4:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is it a reasonable accomadation ask your employer to NOT use available paid time off?
I am currently using both FMLA intermittent leave and FMLA reduced schedule leave. I have no avialable paid time off. Starting in January, I will have available paid time off. My employer is telling m...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2012 2:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my employer require me to use paid time off when working a reduced schedule?
I have fibromyalgia, arthritis, GERD and back problems. I had back surgery in September. I walk with a cane. I have filled out the FMLA forms for intermittent leave and have used it this year. I have ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2012 11:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can restrictive covenants of employment contract w/6 mo. pay, exceed 12 month period ?
Signed employment contract, employed for 7 months, separated, received 6 months pay as agreed, but has restrictive covenants that extend to 24 months. Its been more that 12 months since separation, is...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 3, 2012 10:19 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can you be denied overtime working for two related companies.
I work for a catering company that recently partially split in to a catering division and a hotel catering division. The owner of the hotel catering side is a part owner of the main division, the staf...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 21, 2012 7:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my salary be docked?
I started to work for small company in January 2010 as a temp. I was hired in May 2010 as a permanent employee. At the time I was told that I would be salary exempt and if I worked overtime I would no...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2012 5:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

after calling HR i was retaliated against. what can i do?
i called the HR department of the company i work for to inform them of the abuse of our facilities equipment and the safety issue that was created by this abuse. i had originally said something to my ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 29, 2012 07:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can a non-compete clause be enforceable if my distributor's area has changed?
When first being hired by my company, I signed a non compete listing counties that the non compete was held to. If my employer no longer has the distribution rights to many of those counties and areas...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 1, 2012 6:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania