Author: Mike Murphy

How They Affect You Back in May, we reported on new rules for tipped employees in Pennsylvania that were scheduled to go into effect. Those rules just came into effect on August 5, 2022—an unbelievable 45 years after protections for tipped employees were first enacted. Here’s what’s in the law, […]

If They Do, You May Have Legal Recourse As an employee, you’re supposed to follow your supervisor’s orders. But what if your supervisor’s orders are illegal? Pennsylvania is an “at will” state. That means generally speaking, your employer can terminate your employment for any reason. However, there are some acts […]

There Are Still Situations Where It’s Unlawful to Fire You In both Pennsylvania and New Jersey, all employees without a written contract specifying their length of employment are considered to be at will. This means that your employer can usually fire you for any reason or no stated reason at […]

Some Speech Is More Protected Than Others If you use Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, or other social media platforms, chances are your employer can see what you’ve posted online. And it’s not that unusual for employees to be disciplined or even fired for things they say on social media. But is […]

It Depends. A non-compete agreement is a clause in your employment agreement that prohibits you from working for an employer in direct competition with your current employer. They may also prohibit you from revealing proprietary information to subsequent employers. While non-compete agreements were originally supposed to stop employees from revealing […]