Pennsylvania Questions and Answers
non-competes when the employer has wronged you
My past employer made everyone sign an extremely vague non-compete (the type of business is not even mentioned). The distance in it is a 30 mile radius, and two years length of time. And the potential...
1 answer | asked Oct 26, 2005 12:24 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Sexual Harassment - Gray area?
I was terminated by my large company (50,000 employees) two weeks ago because of a sexual harassment claim filed against me. I was a professional person with 19 years experience. an unblemished record...
1 answer | asked Oct 26, 2005 12:44 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Back pay owed and Termination
I am an at-will employee of a small consulting firm. All 4 employees agreed to defer our compensation when we were operating in the red. I have about $12,000 in back pay salary owed to me that the CEO...
1 answer | asked Oct 12, 2005 2:25 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
What can I do?
First I would like to say, I live in PA and work in DE as an RN. I have just been faced with a difficult situation. I was asked to leave with the option of resigning. I worked there for a little over ...
1 answer | asked Aug 20, 2005 5:06 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
reneged job offer caused me to lose an earlier offer
For seven years I've been an independent contractor to Hospital A, and they've been my major client. For the last four years I've asked them to change my role to full-time instead of contracting, with...
1 answer | asked Aug 15, 2005 10:19 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Validity of non-compete?
I signed a non-compete agreement after 10 months or so with a company I worked at previously (the first time I left I did not have a non-compete agreement and did compete). I was given $500.00 as cons...
1 answer | asked Aug 9, 2005 11:58 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
serverance after merger but job still present
Facts: 1) No formal severance policy at seller company 2) less than 100 employees in US 3) Verbal commitment of 3 months severance upon merger completion 4) Outplacement services offered Question: If ...
2 answers | asked Aug 9, 2005 11:12 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Dispute of performance review.
Numerous employees (myself included) have received performance reviews with amibiguous and/or untrue statements made against them. During the performance review meetings, management has declined expla...
1 answer | asked Jul 10, 2005 5:09 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Employer Threats
I found out that my employer was not paying me what we had agreed to in the interview. I went to him and he adjusted my salary and called it a raise. I bought up the subject of the raise. He said that...
1 answer | asked Jun 28, 2005 11:51 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Employee not meeting training guidelines and procedures
I want to terminate an employee thats just dragging their feet. I've written her up twice because she is not preforming at her level of training. I also gave her a verbal warning. In the state of Penn...
1 answer | asked Jun 9, 2005 02:49 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania