Answer: An Employee Must Demonstrate Evidence of Discrimination In order for an employee to prove illegal discrimination by his or her employer, the employee must show two things: That there was discrimination or a discriminatory practice. That this discrimination was against a protected class. Protected classes under federal and Pennsylvania state law  include the following: Age (over 40) Sex Race or color National origin Ancestry Religious creed Disability or handicap Genetic information Sexual orientation (in some locations) Discriminatory practices can include discrimination in: Hiring and Continue reading →

We handle all types of employment claims – but we rarely see a good ‘wrongful termination’ claim.  That’s not because there aren’t a good number of terminations that are wrong, or unfair, but because Pennsylvania wrongful termination laws are very limited.  These laws apply to the entire Commonwealth; for instance, although Philadelphia has some local ordinances that protect employees under limited circumstances, but do not protect employees against wrongful terminations. The reality of employment is that it is often unfair; terminations for no reason or Continue reading →