Pennsylvania Questions and Answers about Wage payment

Resigned, then terminated, policy for vaca pay differentiates between vol/invol
In Pennsylvania, an at-will state, a 7-year management employee resigns and provides the required 4-week notice and is immediately terminated. Written formal Policy Manual is in place and states payme...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 7, 2012 11:36 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my salary be docked?
I started to work for small company in January 2010 as a temp. I was hired in May 2010 as a permanent employee. At the time I was told that I would be salary exempt and if I worked overtime I would no...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2012 5:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Late Pay and Covenent Not to Compete
My employer is more then two months late in giving me my last paycheck before my layoff. They don't dispute that they owe me the money they just need "some more time". I would prefer to open my own bu...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 7, 2011 1:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

If employer promises increase in wage
Is it leagal for an employer to promise an increase in pay because of a new position, and then not give the increase and advise employees that they will now be doing the work of what it used to take 3...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 9, 2011 08:42 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Terminated, was not paid for last day
I had been unemployed for over a year, but working part time in a job I loved. However, making ends meet was extremely hard. My 'profession' is real estate management/maintenance construction. I final...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 25, 2011 05:23 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is it legal to be required to take conference calls for work at home on your phone and not be paid?
My wife is a non salary, hourley paid employee as a teller at a bank. She has been told she must take a weekly conference call at home on her phone without being paid for her time or phone minutes. I ...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 18, 2011 08:35 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is it legal for a county government to pay a worker less after a promotion ?
Is it legal or standard fair labor practice for a County government to promote a unionized employee to a non union management position and dictate that the employee take a pay cut from the previous po...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 8, 2010 12:25 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my employer issue paycheck but insist it not be cashed or deposited yet?
My former employer issued four paychecks (biweekly) in a row to me, but insisted that i did not cash them due to insufficent funds. As of October 2009, I got a new job, due to the money problems with ...
3 answers  |  asked Jan 7, 2010 08:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Exempt Salary Manager that worked 21 paid days, yet employer only paid for 18 and refuses to pay out
I am a salary exempt manager for a food service company. The month of August was a 21 day pay month (meaning I would need to work a minimum of 21 days to receive my salary. I am new to the company and...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 2, 2009 10:01 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

clocking in and out
There are 6 employees at my job and we just started 'punching a clock'. Some of us forget to clock in or out from time to time. Our system is not attached to a company, it consists of cards with print...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 3, 2009 9:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

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