In Pennsylvania, the use of criminal background checks is becoming an issue for persons with prior convictions seeking employment. Our...

There are many situations where an individual has been working full-time for an employer for years and then suddenly has his/her hours...

What Does it Mean When an Employer is Seeking Relief of Charges? Under Section 302.1(a) of the Law, the employer is basically asking for...

An individual who files for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”) may be found eligible to receive them. An individual is...

Were you, along with a substantial number of your coworkers, recently laid off? Did your employer give you sixty days notice of the...

A fault-based classification of unemployment benefits can be a difficult financial blow to a claimant. The typical scenario goes like...

One of the scariest and most common issues in unemployment compensation law concerns overpayments. An overpayment occurs when the...

In some employment situations, an Employer can use a person’s prior conviction as a bar to employment. In some employment situations,...

After you or your Employer files an appeal to the Notice of Determination, you will receive a Notice of Hearing in the mail. This Notice...

Has your employer fired you without an explanation? Have you been mysteriously removed from the schedule at work without being told why?...

Workers are often granted short-term disability benefits from their employer’s insurance company for a variety of illnesses and...

Although the United States generally reveres the service and sacrifice of our military veterans they can sometimes have a difficult time...

At this point in your quest for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”), you have filed a claim for UC Benefits and are now...

If you recently became unemployed because you quit your job, you may be eligible for unemployment compensation benefits (“UC Benefits”). ...

The answer to that question depends on whether or not you are classified as exempt. Exempt employees are not entitled to overtime. This...

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...

Oftentimes, when an employer terminates an employee the employee will be entitled to unemployment compensation. However, when the...

Many people have represented themselves at unemployment hearings and won, but many have also lost. Of the percentage that lost, many of...

Most employers have drug and alcohol free workplace policies. An employer can fire an employee for failing these tests or for using drugs...

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently granted Rite Aid’s 12(b)(6) motion in a putative class action filed...