Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

suspended for bad credit
I worked for a company for 2 months and was just recently suspended for having bad credit and told I should not be handling cash. I was told after I clean my credit up I can come back.I was told they ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 18, 2010 2:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

can you be wrote up for call offs if they fall under the fmla
i called off with stomach pains went to the hospital was admitted for four days. then i had surgery and was off for 4 weeks came back got the flu and ended up off again all under fmla i had to call of...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 19, 2010 6:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can an employer require evening social events/12-hour days at risk of being fired?
I work remotely for an online school. The employer has decided on short notice that we will be required to travel for 4 days to the home office for a "conference." (Travel was not in the original term...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 1, 2010 8:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Am I owed penalties and dues?
I worked for a court reporting agency that I later found out that I signed a non-compete clause for, even though I was told I would be working as an Independent Contractor; paying for my own supplies,...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 3, 2010 1:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can a restrictive convenant prevent me from accepting any work at a customer site?
My employer laid me off. A customer of my former employer wanted to engage in consulting services with me. My former employer said I could not engage in the consulting services because of a non-compet...
3 answers  |  asked Jan 11, 2010 1:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can an employer withhold wages, if I refuse to sign a contractor agreement?
After being laid off, I worked for my former employer as an independent contractor. As an independent contractor, I provided consulting services to a customer of my former employer. The contract was f...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 11, 2010 1:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my employer issue paycheck but insist it not be cashed or deposited yet?
My former employer issued four paychecks (biweekly) in a row to me, but insisted that i did not cash them due to insufficent funds. As of October 2009, I got a new job, due to the money problems with ...
3 answers  |  asked Jan 7, 2010 08:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my boss make days of work mandatory?
I am a part time hairstylist that works on commission. My boss closes our salon the first week of January as her choice...She tell us that because she is closed from a Monday-Thursday that Friday and ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 2, 2009 08:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I want to know if I have a case?
Hi Mel , I have worked at a restraunt for 5 years as a host and cleanning in the mornings, when I cleaned in the mornings I would get harrassed to no end! was called very bad names and was tripped,pun...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 30, 2009 9:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Does the restoration of position in fmla mean same hours, same duties or can boss change it?
Am about to return to work after maternity leave. asked to change my hours from 9:30 - 5:30 to 7 to 3. two other men in my workgroup have these hours. am the only woman in this group. was called in fo...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 27, 2009 2:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania