Legal Question in Legal Ethics in Pennsylvania

my 27 yr old son(stated because age matters in the world of business)..stated at his job interview, that plans were already made for vacation and stated the days (7 to be exact). no problem stated the interviewer. it was also stated he had 7 days vacation, full hour for lunch.etcetcetc...now its almost time to go and the company is giving him a hard time stating he only has 4 days off and he could not wendesday to wednesday as i had planned.. the situation is this:he fears he may lose his job. question:can a company 'fire' someone over this ?? no.he did not get it in writing..word against word.. however: the lunch 'hour" is whenever he can break from his salaried job, he stated now he only has four days off , and the day shift job is now all shifts...which also changed..please advise..thank you


Asked on 6/19/11, 11:33 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrew Solomon Law Office of Andrew A. Solomon

In PA, an employer can do almost anything he likes, absent a writen contract or a union contract. Unfortunately, your son can either take his and risk losing his job, or cancel and shorten his vacation, He can also quit and find another job. Pa is an at-will state and that means an employer can fire an employee for almost any reason or impose rules on its employees, so long as they are legal. The only thing an employer cannot do is discriminate on the basis of race, religion, gender, etc. Sorry, but those are the facts.

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Answered on 6/19/11, 3:34 pm


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