Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

Child with disability and reduced work schedule
I have a 5 year old autistic child who does not speak, feed herself, dress herself, not toilet trained and displays destructive behavior. It is difficult for me to find someone to care for her while I...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 25, 2008 11:00 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Severance And Final Wage Payment Dute Date
I have s Separation and Release Agreement from a New Jersey corporation which has following paragraphs: 1. Termination Date. Employee acknowledges that his employment with the Company will terminate A...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 18, 2008 1:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Leaving employer before contract term
I am a foreign employee and working currenlty in USA on H1b. Before coming to USA i had signed a service agreement with my employer , according to which if i leave him before a year, i have to pay som...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 7, 2008 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Non Compete Agreement- Unrealistic
I am in the investment industry referring potential clients to a specific company and are to receive a fee for the referral once successful transactions fund. I had upfront signed a NCND for a 3 year ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 29, 2008 08:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Sub-Contractor to Sub-Contrator switch
I signed a non-compete at the time of hire. I am currently a sub-contractor and would like to switch to another sub-contractor under a big contract with multiple sub-contractors. I was wondering if yo...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 17, 2008 3:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Splitting hairs on the word
My current employeer of 21 years infomed me in March that I will be downsized as of July 1st and that I should look over the severance policy as I will be offered a severance should I fit the policy. ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 14, 2008 12:06 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

non compete questions
I am an Ad Specialties Rep for a very small firm in PA. This firm operates nation wide but in a small very specialized market.The Ad Specialties industry is huge and involves over 500,000 products. Is...
1 answer  |  asked May 20, 2008 11:50 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

did not know of non-compete until first day of work
I went to work for a company with a salry agreed upon with no mention of any typoe of contract or non-compete. The first day I show up and a contract is put in front of me to sign. In it is a non-comp...
1 answer  |  asked May 8, 2008 05:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

issue with non compete agreement
I'm a H1B S/W consultant. My H1B holding company is based in NJ. My company sent me to the client based in PA by subcontracting with middle vendor(prefered vendor). After about an yr, my H1B holding c...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2008 7:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Forcing a non-compete
Hello, I currently work for a Technical Staffing Firm which I joined in February 2004. At the time I started with them I signed a one-page non-compete. Just last week (April 2008, 4 years later) I hav...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2008 2:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania