Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

Can an employer in Pa cut my normal 40 hours a week, to 32 hours without no reasonable explanation. I have worked those hours for over 8 years. The schedule was posted with my one day short. The hours were given to someone else whom will gain overtime, by working my normal hours. Is this legal or has my employer not properly imformed me. What can I do to get my hours back.


Asked on 8/26/11, 3:38 pm

3 Answers from Attorneys

Terence Sean McGraw Warren & McGraw, LLC

You may be entitled to UC benefits due to the unilateral reduction in your hours. You should call the Bureau of Unemployment Compensation to see if you qualify for this benefit. Otherwise, you have little remedy. Your employer is always free to change your hours and your rate of pay. An adverse employment action cannot be motivated by an illegal motive to discriminate against you due to sex, age, ethnicity, disability, etc. Otherwise, your employer is frre to make such changes.

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Answered on 8/26/11, 4:36 pm
Charles A. Pascal, Jr. Law Office of Charles A. Pascal, Jr.

Without a union, the employer can do this. I do agree you may be entitled to UC.

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Answered on 8/29/11, 12:57 pm


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