Representing Employees

Nancy O’Mara Ezold, P.C. represents Employees in the following areas:

• Discrimination based upon:
  • Age
  • Sex
  • Race
  • Religion
  • Retaliation
• Sexual harassment
• Hostile work environment
• Wage and hour claims, including overtime claims – Employers don’t always pay their employees what they owe, especially in commission pay.  Furthermore, some employers fail to pay overtime, force extra work for no pay and don’t pay out earned vacation or other wage benefits.  These failures can amount to hundreds of thousands of dollars over time.  The Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law requires employers to pay you what you are owed, plus a 25% penalty and your attorney’s fees if you succeed.  Nancy O'Mara Ezold, P.C. has helped many clients to receive the pay that they earned and deserved.
• Benefit claims – Health insurance and retirement plans are not always administered correctly by employers.  The Philadelphia employment lawyers at Nancy O’Mara Ezold, P.C. have helped many clients who have been denied benefits due them.
• Wrongful termination – Pennsylvania employers are allowed to hire and fire employees ‘at will’ – that is, without any reason and at any time.  There are some limits to the ‘at will’ doctrine, however; for instance, you cannot be terminated for refusing to commit a crime, for applying for workman’s compensation, for filing a claim under the Wage Payment and Collection Law, or for reporting a health or safety hazard that you are obligated to report by law.  The Philadelphia employment lawyers at Nancy O’Mara Ezold, P.C. have successfully resolved many claims of wrongful termination for our clients.
• Drafting and review of employee contracts, including non-competition, non-solicitation and confidentiality agreements, severance agreements