Under the law in Pennsylvania, employees generally do not have many rights. With a few exceptions, employees are generally considered to be "at will". In other words, employees can generally be fired for any reason or no reason at all without any recourse.

There are two (2) primary exceptions. First, you will have job protection if you have some type of employment contract or are part of a collective bargaining unit (union). Second, if adverse employment action was taken for discriminatory reasons; i.e., the action was taken because of the employees sex, race, ethnic background, religious preference, disability and the like. Such discrimination is prohibited under both Pennsylvania state law and federal laws.

If you believe that you have been discriminated against by your employer, you should contact us immediately by clicking on this link or calling our office. Any claim for discrimination must be filed with the appropriate state or federal agency, most often with the state Human Relations Commission or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, within a very limited time period. If you decide to pursue such a claim and are successful, you may be entitled to reinstatement to your prior position, back pay, front pay and possibly other damages.

Our attorneys have extensive experience representing employees in discrimination claims and are very familiar with the procedures to follow when pursuing such a claim. We are prepared to meet with you, evaluate your claim and, if appropriate, to aggressively represent you in seeking all remedies available to you.