Category: Wage Theft & Unpaid Wages

Two Pennsylvania Laws That Protect Your Right to Get Paid In Pennsylvania, two important statutes protect your right to be paid a fair wage—and your right to sue to collect that wage, if a dispute arises. They are the Pennsylvania Minimum Wage Act and the Wage Payment and Collection Law. […]

This Settlement Represents a Win for Equal Pay A series of disappointing rulings on equal pay for the Women’s National Soccer Team has ended on an unexpected high note recently, as the USWNT Players Association announced they had come to an agreement with the US Soccer Federation to settle the […]

And Find Out What To Do if Those Rights Are Challenged Thousands of people in Pennsylvania work as tipped employees. And there are specific federal and state laws governing tipped wages—how much your employer has to pay you, what can be counted as a tip under the law, and the […]

Wage Theft Is All Too Common, Especially in Low-Wage Jobs Wage theft occurs when your employer doesn’t pay you all the wages you’re owed. This could involve withholding overtime pay, employee benefits, annual leave, or any other form of compensation that you’re entitled to. It can also involve charging you […]

A Decision About Security Screenings May Have Widespread Ramifications At an Amazon warehouse in Lehigh County, employees had to undergo security screenings after each shift to make sure they weren’t stealing products from the warehouse. The security screenings took place after the employees clocked out, and the time spent waiting […]