Pennsylvania Questions and Answers
Discrimination Again
I recently went through a case of discrimination by my former employer and it was resolved by the new company by firing the offending parties. Now the company is being sold again and the new owners ha...
1 answer | asked Oct 13, 2006 06:46 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
treated unfairly?
I signed a non-compete the day before I started. There are many employees that have been there 20+years, are doing the same thing I'm doing, and was not asked to sign a non-compete. They are leaving t...
1 answer | asked Oct 9, 2006 5:23 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Piracy laws
An ex-employee has been coming in to our place of business trying to recruit current employees for her new employer. Her method includes bad mouthing our company up to and including bringing applicati...
1 answer | asked Sep 22, 2006 12:22 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
how to nullify non-compete and do i have the right?
I may be offered a job at a company that has similar clients of my current employment and I signed a non-compete. I should first state that I am not a sales person, simply the Quasimodo behind the sce...
3 answers | asked Sep 8, 2006 10:13 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Employer unwilling to pay on a legally enforceable severance agreement
Recently I was the President and CEO of a company that was purchased by a much larger Indian outsourcing business. Suffice it to say I was recently let go. While my severance package is minimal compar...
1 answer | asked Sep 6, 2006 1:57 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Falsely accused Sexual Harrassment
I enjoyed read your website. I am in Texas and have found so much about Sexual Harassment but little or nothing about what happen or what case law is about those innocent-falsely accused it is as if i...
1 answer | asked Aug 29, 2006 4:05 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Relocation contract
I took a job with a company in April-2005. They helped with my expence of moving my wife with me and all my house hold goods. We moved into our new home in June-2005. The company had asked me to sign ...
2 answers | asked Aug 27, 2006 8:10 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
laid off with written guarantee of pay
My husband took a job with a company that had a written agreement with him outlining guarantee pay and other benefits the company offered. After 6 weeks his manager called (who signed the agreement) a...
1 answer | asked Aug 14, 2006 7:05 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Non-Compete after being RIF'd
I was let go by my previous employer about 3 months ago stating no further need for my services. Today, I was contacted by a customer of said previous employer. They are looking for someone to do cont...
1 answer | asked Aug 2, 2006 9:02 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
discrimination /retaliation or both
The company I worked for was sold on April 1st 2006 The regional manager for the new company came aboard and started making decisions based on what the old supervisor suggested to him for example " th...
1 answer | asked Jul 30, 2006 11:36 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania