Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

Non competition valid after 11yrs service?
I signed a Employment Agreement with a Non Compete clause in 1997. The company was one of the holding companys of the US parent. Since then the Parent has split itself into many holding companies, sol...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 21, 2008 10:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Position eliminated in merger - Am I entitled to severance?
I am a female executive in a company that is about to make a major acquisition. I was notified on Friday that as part of this acquisition, my position is being eliminated and my product line dropped. ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 18, 2008 9:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Payout of accrued vacation (PTO) time
I gave my employer 2 weeks notice prior to voluntarily leaving the company, but they are saying that they will not payout my accrued PTO time since their policy states that PTO time will be paid out a...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 6, 2008 10:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Discrimination
I need help! The Director of my program is reassigning me to a new part time site location on the brink of her hiring a white male, (I'm a Arican American female) for this location because she does no...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 18, 2008 11:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Non-Compete for Software developers.
I am a software developer and was hired by Company A to work as a contractor for a client in the Bellevue area. Since Company A did not do H1B visas, they referred me to company B. So I am an empoyee ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2008 5:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

applied and accepted a position and they gave me a lower position
I applied for a job in PA as a Senior Test Analyst. I went for the interview and got a call that I was accepted for the position. We got down to negotiating and I asked for more than they offered (the...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2008 07:41 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

defamation/wrongful termination
I was terminated suddenly after 6 weeks of work. I wanted a reason, and I was told they would not discuss it with me. I never had any discipliary action or warnings. Management met me in my office one...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 19, 2008 09:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

does non-compete apply if I end contract before 1st day of work?
I signed a contract with a medical practice, but I do not start working for them till the end of the year. I have since changed my mind and do not want to work for them. Does their non-compete still a...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 13, 2008 1:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Return of corporate assets: mobile employees
An employee is issued a company owned computer when hired but does not sign any form stating that the computer is a company owned asset, upon termination the employee does not return the asset, does t...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 4, 2008 08:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

We are told because it is the government there is nothing we can do.Is there lawyers who can help us
I was working for the government in 2003,I had direct deposit as did my wife.After stopping my employment, my employer continued to pay me.We were unaware,moved,closed the bank accounts.1 1/2 years la...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 28, 2008 09:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania