Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

slander
This question is in regards to my father. He worked for an IT consulting company that assigned him to a large company where he worked for a couple of years. Last week they told him that a cleaning lad...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 11, 2007 8:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Possible discrimation- take the severance anyway?
I was recently laid off after 7 years of employment (manager position for 4), I was told my position was being eliminated due to restructure. I was a manager of dept. of 4 employees. I am a 43-year ol...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 6, 2007 8:55 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Discrimination - Making me do a manager's job, but paying me as a supervisor.
Is it considered discrimination if I am singled out to retain a job that the department has eliminated? I work in a technology project management organization. All employees are exempt. In April, they...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 20, 2006 5:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Sub-contractor or not
I went to work as a subcontractor for a family member with the promise of a guaranteed wage. Now after a few months the guaranteed wage was withdrawn and now is only commission based. They have contro...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 29, 2006 1:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Harrasment
I worked for a wireless retailer for ten years. About six months after my employment began I was given more and more responsibilities and within a year I was running the entire company. The organizati...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 20, 2006 1:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Severance pay due if outsourced
I am employeed by CSC and work at a client site in Horsham PA. I was notified on Oct 31st that my position is being outsourced to a company named CC-OPS with my last day to be Nov 10th. I am promised ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 3, 2006 6:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

terminated before probationary period ends
Is a non-compete agreement enforceable when an employee is terminated before they complete a company's probationary period of 3 month's? Is this legal ground to make it unenforceable?
1 answer  |  asked Nov 1, 2006 7:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Changing Non-Competes
Quick question about Non-Compete Agreements. I work for a company that requires a non-compete agreement to be signed. There was a problem with the original agreement so a second agreement is being wri...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 1, 2006 2:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Going to work for a client but client will still retain agency, non-compete valid?
I currently am an Account Executive for an Advertising Agency. I have an opportunity to go work for one of my clients directly in-house doing some advertising as well as some business development work...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 29, 2006 08:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can an employer force me to share a hotel room with a co-worker?
My employer wants me to travel out of town, stay overnight and share a room with another co-worker. I learned of their room sharing practice early in my employment and informed my boss that I didn't f...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 25, 2006 10:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania