Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

can an employer not pay me for a holiday that i was elegible for?
for some unclear reason i wasn't paid for the 4th of july holiday and i should of received it. i have made multiple phone calls and emails to my supervisor and all my efforts were brushed off
1 answer  |  asked Oct 22, 2010 3:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my employer terminate me if not back by the end of the 12 weeks?
I have been on FMLA since 7/19/10 due to a serious illness. I used my 10 sick days from the start. My employer is using those days as my FMLA. Can they do that? I have been under the care of several s...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 29, 2010 09:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

can you legally be terminated for refusing to sign an "exclusive right to represent" document?
three weeks ago I was terminated from my job as a sub-contractor working on a PA state project. The project and many others are currently up for re-bid under one large state request for proposal. The ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 25, 2010 06:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

if i report sexual harassment could i go from 40hrs to 32hrs
i reported sexual harassment to the board of directors and was told it would stop but thereafter i have been harassed since and subjected to hostile work enviroment and i feel like this is constructiv...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 24, 2010 11:45 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

termination for refusal to sign non-compete not supported by consideration
I had been working for a company for about 2 years and out of no where I was aked to sign a non-compete agreement. I did a little reaserch and found out in PA a non-compete has to be supported by cons...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 30, 2010 7:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I was recently terminated from my job due to a sexual harrassment claim.
I am trying to find out what my rights are as the accused. I was never made aware of any such accusation against me prior to being terminated and was only made aware of it on the day of termination, a...
3 answers  |  asked Jul 25, 2010 12:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

If you resign with 2 weeks notice and the company terminates you before your last day?
If you have accrued vacation & Sick Time shouldn't the company pay you for the time?
1 answer  |  asked Jul 16, 2010 6:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is it legal for a county government to pay a worker less after a promotion ?
Is it legal or standard fair labor practice for a County government to promote a unionized employee to a non union management position and dictate that the employee take a pay cut from the previous po...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 8, 2010 12:25 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can I be fired for turning in one employee of mine for sexual harassment of another employee?
I have an employee out on disability. During this time, another employee came to me and told me , she had been inapropraitly touched and vulgarity had been used numerous times, by the employee on disb...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 30, 2010 11:57 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can a non-compete be enforced for ideas that were discussed but not used?
Is it possible under PA law for a former employer to enforce a non-compete if you use ideas from that employer for a new business that was never followed through on (i.e. they internally decided to ta...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 20, 2010 10:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania