HB 129, a bill which is scheduled for a vote by the Pennsylvania Senate Labor and Industry Committee on February 8, 2022, would require Unemployment Compensation (UC) hearings to be transitioned to “primarily via videoconference.” Video hearings would be the default. In a world of Zoom meetings for many, this might seem on the surface…
Under the Pennsylvania Personnel Files Act, 43 P.S. §§ 1321 – 1324, Pennsylvania workers have the right to view files held by their employers that contains information about themselves. Who is covered by the law? The Personnel Files Act applies to all employers in Pennsylvania, including state, local, and county governments. All workers who…
Immigrant workers have rights! Know your rights and enforce them! Wages – you have the right to be paid for all of your work! You have the right to be paid for all of the hours that you work or are required to be at work. You have to be paid at least $7.25 per hour for…
Wages – you have the right to be paid for all of your work! You have the right: To be paid for all of the hours that you work or are required to be at work. To be paid at least $7.25 per hour for every hour that you work. To be paid “overtime” for any…
