Has your employer fired you without an explanation? Have you been mysteriously removed from the schedule at work without being told why? Did you get an unsuspecting termination notice in the mail? If these things have happened to you the reason for your discharge may have been illegal. These are… read more →
Workers are often granted short-term disability benefits from their employer’s insurance company for a variety of illnesses and conditions. A worker may have fractured her leg while at work, contracted a debilitating virus or been diagnosed with a new medical condition. Oftentimes the threshold for being granted short-term disability benefits… read more →
Although the United States generally reveres the service and sacrifice of our military veterans they can sometimes have a difficult time finding and retaining jobs upon returning to the workforce. Employers may assume that current or past members of the military may be called back to service thereby costing them… read more →
At this point in your quest for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”), you have filed a claim for UC Benefits and are now before a Referee. You are before a Referee because: (1) you were found eligible for benefits and your Employer appealed or (2) you were denied benefits and… read more →
If you recently became unemployed because you quit your job, you may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”). When an individual quits his/her job and applies for UC Benefits, their case is decided under Section 402(b). When trying to obtain benefits under 402(b) of the Pennsylvania Unemployment Compensation… read more →
In most cases, personality conflicts will not be found to be a compelling enough reason to quit. The standard in Pennsylvania for justifying a quit is that a claimant (the person applying for benefits) must have had a necessitous and compelling reason to quit. The burden is on the claimant… read more →
The answer to that question depends on whether or not you are classified as exempt. Exempt employees are not entitled to overtime. This category includes many managers, executives, professionals, such as accountants or lawyers. Usually there is a minimum salary that you must make more than. There are also other… read more →
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (“Title VII”), 42 U.S.C. §§2000e et seq., is typically known for protecting individuals against discrimination based on race, gender, color, religion or national origin. The statute specifically provides that: It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer (1) to… read more →
Oftentimes, when an employer terminates an employee the employee will be entitled to unemployment compensation. However, when the employer terminates the employee for breaking a company rule, or breaking a law, the employer may be able to have the employee’s unemployment benefits declined. Under the law this is known as… read more →
Many people have represented themselves at unemployment hearings and won, but many have also lost. Of the percentage that lost, many of them could have won if they just came in with an attorney. It may not be obvious, but going in with an attorney can give you a huge… read more →