Pennsylvania Questions and Answers

right to work when terminated?
i was terminated by my employer, a consulting company. i have decided to start my own consulting business. i signed a non-compete agreement when i was hired into a company that was acquired by a large...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 18, 2002 07:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Discrimation-Termination of employment
I was terminated from my employer with no reason for termination given when contacted via answering machine from company vp of operations. i have since filed a claim with eeoc because of the firing, i...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 17, 2002 4:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I was laid off and then someone else was hired 30 days later to fill my position.
Is it legal to layoff employees and then fill them a short time later?
1 answer  |  asked Jun 24, 2002 02:06 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

wrongful termination
can i be fired for voilating company policy that i didn't know existed.
1 answer  |  asked Jun 17, 2002 1:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

LAY-OFF DUE TO RETALIATION
My last employer gave me a "pink slip" with two weeks notice, indicated the job was terminated due to "BUDGET CONSTRAINTS", when in fact, it was a personal conflict. The budget was in fact, approved 2...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 29, 2002 10:16 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Draw against commission payback awhen leaving a job?
I am ready to resign from my catering sales position I started on Nov. 1, 2000. The job is not bringing in anywhere near the stated pay potential when I started. At this point my commissions have not ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 27, 2002 05:56 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Employees not paid by owners for over 2 weeks.
I was working for a company who claimed they did not have the funds to pay their employees. I decided to resign and take a position elsewhere, but am still owed about 1 1/2 weeks worth of pay; as are ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 19, 2002 5:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Harassment through poor performance reviews
I am an engineer in a manufacturing facility. I have had unprovoked and unfair performance reviews (3). What are my rights to get these revoked?
1 answer  |  asked Apr 18, 2002 10:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Unjustified demotion
My husband was given a promotion into a managerial position. Recently, he was demoted, though his supervisor will not call it a demotion. All of his managerial responsibilities have been removed and h...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 4, 2002 2:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Big severance "carrot" taken away
My wife worked for a company 19 years. She had stellar performance throughout her career and was the corporate secretary for her last 5 years. She was on the company's lucrative supplemental benefit p...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 16, 2002 11:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania