Pennsylvania Questions and Answers
Base rate or time and a half?
I work as a consultant for a contract firm. I am a degreed EE who designs circuits and writes low level software. In my present job, I am a W2 employee who gets a paycheck based on the hours I work. I...
1 answer | asked Dec 17, 2007 12:41 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
no non-compete
I recently ended my 2 1/2 year employment with a title abstracting company. I have been working with a real estate settlement company part-time for the past 5 months as well. I have never signed and h...
2 answers | asked Dec 12, 2007 11:30 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Merger/Buyout/Spin-Off: Is a non-compete transferable? Assignable?
I live in Philadelphia & work in a satellite office of my (New Jersey-based) employer. I signed a non-compete when I was hired. My company has 2 different divisions: market research and sales force ef...
1 answer | asked Nov 20, 2007 4:47 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
payment
I was working for a company, and I quit,and I know a manager that works for the company at a different location that I was at. Then when the manager found out that i was no longer working for the comp...
1 answer | asked Nov 17, 2007 2:45 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Wrongful Termination
Do I have any chance of winning a wrongful or constructive termination case based on the following: Wrongful constructive termination I live in a community in PA. It is a HOA. For the period of 5/05 -...
2 answers | asked Oct 28, 2007 08:15 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Non-payment of severance and....
My position with a large company was eliminated and I was terminated/laid-off (no recall). I was handed an Agreement of Termination and a severance pay offer of 1 month's wages to be paid withing 20 "...
1 answer | asked Oct 15, 2007 10:46 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Do Pay Rate Issues Invalidate Non-Compete Agreements?
Hi Mel and Associates, I am happy to find such a comprehensive set of Q/A on a variety of legal topics. My question is specific to non-compete contract. I began working at the company in sales and was...
2 answers | asked Oct 10, 2007 11:21 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
how to break non compete, that is very restricting
i signed a non compete contract when i was hired by as a hyperbaric technician for a company based out of new york. i work in pennsylvania. the location i currently work at is closing and we are reloc...
2 answers | asked Oct 3, 2007 4:57 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Documentation of job perfomance
I was an account executive for a mortgage lender and was recently laid off due to adverse market conditions. Prior to the market downturn, I was a very good and consistent performer. Many of the jobs ...
2 answers | asked Oct 3, 2007 12:32 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Parent corporation non compete agreement
I am currently working in a drafting position for a company which is owned by a large parent corporation. I have been there for less than a year and have not had any client contact. I signed a non com...
1 answer | asked Sep 11, 2007 2:54 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania