Firing

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Information from the Erie County Bar Association on an employee's rights upon being fired from a job.

Pennsylvania is an “at-will” employment state. This means that, as a general rule, a person who is fired from his/her job will only be able to successfully sue their former employer in very limited circumstances explained in this article.. (February 2019)

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