If I quit my job can I collect unemployment?
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If I quit my job can I collect unemployment?
I need to quit my job of 20 years. My boss owes me several thousand dollars in back pay. My payday changes every month and sometimes he misses it altogether. he pay I receive is sometimes more but most times less. This has just started happening within the last 2 years.
Asked on April 12, 2012 under Employment Labor Law, Pennsylvania
Answers:
Timothy Brennan
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In some situations, a person may quit their job and still receive unemployment benefits, if there was a necessitious and compelling reason for quitting. Generally, the failure to pay the claimaint is a necessitious and compelling reason. Also PA has a wage collection law that provides a number of benefits and requires payment. It also is an easier vehicle to sue for compensation. It is the Pennsylvania’s Wage Payment and Collection Law .
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