PA Official Sues the Government.

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johnph77 — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 02:06:21 GMT

She may have a just-cause case. One does not need a ready replacement in any position to discharge an employee for just cause, but, with only knowing the skimpy details in the article, was her discharge performance-based or politically-based? Only the courts can decide and it's up to the State to prove their case. On the other hand there are far too many government employees who don't perform their duties competently and are kept on the job to the point of entitlement either due to the many laye... [ More ]

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hypersoniq — Wed, 04 Aug 2004 01:20:09 GMT

It is called At Will employment, the alternative is called Just Cause where an employer needs to show just cause why they fired you. It varies by state.WHat's the greater wrong here? At-Will isn't really even a law, but it is a tool far too often abused in the outsourcing of thousands of jobs... I think the at-will abuse is the real crime here. It's a stupid law that never benefits an employee...Every year they release the Top 20 places to work in Pennsylvania .... pretty soon it will loo... [ More ]

PA Official Sues the Government.

DoctorEw220 — Tue, 03 Aug 2004 02:33:01 GMT

https://www.lotterypost.com/news/90387.htm There's the article. There would be one small problem with her case. There is a law in PA that says that an employer can pretty much fire you for no reason, provided they aren't discriminating against race, sex, sexual orientation, or religion. Long story short- SHE WON'T HAVE A CASE!!! I only brought this back up because it pisses me off when people file lawsuits when they know darn well that they won't have a case.