In Pennsylvania, workers have protections and a method to enforce the payment of their paychecks under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law. This is an employment law that employees can use to secure the payment of compensation and wages that they are owed from their employers. While the law does not create a substantive…
If you lose your job, you may be able to recover unemployment benefits to help you to meet your basic needs until you are able to find a new job. Whether you might be able to receive unemployment benefits will depend on the manner in which you were separated from your position. In some circumstances,…
Some jobs require employees to travel frequently, and they might wonder if they should be paid for all of the time that they spend on their business trips. Workers are entitled to receive payment for some of the time that they spend traveling, but they are not entitled to receive payment for all of their…
In the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, people have a deadline by which they must file legal claims, If you do not meet one of the narrow exceptions, your case will be dismissed if you miss the deadline. It is crucial for you to make certain that you file your employment law…
Severance packages are becoming increasingly common as more companies choose to downsize or make cuts. Workers who are laid off from their jobs may wonder what they might expect from their severance packages such as how much money they might expect to receive. If you are offered a severance package by your company, the attorneys…
Updated June 2026 A severance package can provide money, benefits, or other support after a job ends, but it can also require you to give up important legal rights. Before signing a severance agreement, employees should carefully review the payment terms, release of claims, unemployment language, PTO or final pay issues, health insurance, deadlines, confidentiality…
While it is thankfully rare, some workers receive paychecks that bounce from their employers. It can be insulting to be given a check that bounces by your employer. Receiving a check that bounces might mean that you have trouble taking care of your family or paying your bills. Some employers habitually write bad checks to…
While you might assume that your employer understands and follows the labor laws, many employers routinely violate the laws either intentionally or unknowingly. There are five primary laws that employers regularly violate. Some of these violations are so common that most workers do not realize that they aren’t allowed. If your employer has violated the…
Updated June 2026 If you are contacting an employment lawyer, you do not need to say everything perfectly. You do not need to know the exact legal claim. You do not need to sound like an attorney. What matters most is that you are honest, organized, realistic, and prepared to explain what happened. Employment lawyers…
If you are one of the numerous employees in New Jersey who receive tips, it is important for you to understand the laws that apply to tipped employees. There are wage and hour laws that apply specifically to tipped employees, giving you some protection. If you believe that your employer has violated the laws for…