The Rules of Overtime Since there has been a steady increase in the number of employees who work over a normal 40-hour workweek, the...

You can Sue Your Employer for Sexual Harassment Sexual harassment in the workplace should be taken seriously. If you have experienced...

You can Sue for Workplace Discrimination Discrimination has no place in the workplace. Employees and job applicants should not be...

Unpaid Wages Many Pennsylvanians live paycheck to paycheck. They rely on their next check for rent, food, and necessities. Not being paid...

EEOC Attorney What does a private EEOC Attorney do? An EEOC attorney’s function is save cases from the black hole of the state...

Federal and state laws serve protected individuals by: Prohibiting discrimination in every aspect of employment Protecting them from...

How to Sue Your Employer for Discrimination It is illegal for an employer to treat its employees or applicants unfavorably because of a...

Before You File an EEOC Lawsuit Before you can file a lawsuit against an employer, you typically must file a Charge of Discrimination...

What Is The EEOC And What Does It Do? Before filing a retaliation complaint with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”), it...

Under CHRIA An employer can consider your prior felony or misdemeanor conviction in the hiring process only to the extent to which it...

A workweek, defined, is a period of 7 consecutive days, starting on any day the employer decides (e.g., Sunday). The typical workweek for...

Fault Overpayment This type of overpayment occurs when you intentionally withhold or misrepresent information to obtain or increase UC...

Under Section 402(e) of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation Law (“Law”) you are ineligible for unemployment compensation (“UC”)...

Criteria Necessary for Securing UC Eligibility under Section 402(b) You have a real and substantial cause for quitting The cause was...

An employer cannot keep a final paycheck from you (the employee), or a group of employees, a labor organization, or any party to which...

Will having a side job render me ineligible for unemployment benefits? According to Section 402(h) of the Pennsylvania unemployment law...

An individual may be an independent contractor if he or she does the following: Sets his or her own schedule Decides which jobs or tasks...

Almost all military members will have a non-military job outside of their service or will apply to one upon conclusion of their service....

People experiencing discrimination at work must use The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or “EEOC” in order to pursue a claim of...

When you sign a non-compete agreement, you may have certain constraints placed upon you after leaving that company. Not all agreements...