Legal Question in Employment Law in Pennsylvania

We just terminated an EMT employee for not following proper protocol. The employee has come to me with a hand written note that says she is protesting her employment termination and that she has 14 days to do so. Is this legal/true or must she obtain legal representation to officially file an appeal ?


Asked on 1/12/11, 8:38 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Terence Sean McGraw Warren & McGraw, LLC

If she is not covered by a union contract, there would not be any 14 day time limitation that would apply. There is a 15 day time period to appeal a denial of unemployment compensation. Perhaps she is referring to that. But she would need to file an appeal with the Bureau,not with you.

She can puruse claims/appeals without representation but will find it hard to do so.

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Answered on 1/17/11, 12:54 pm


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