Pennsylvania

Wage & Hour Laws

• Minimum Wage
• Pennsylvania Tax Fact Sheet
• Child Labor Law
• Philadelphia Sick Leave
• End of PA & NJ Tax Reciprocity Agreement

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

• City of Philadelphia EITC 

Sales Tax License

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Revenue issued Sales Tax License

State Reciprocity

State reciprocity refers to the tax agreement between two states which allows residents of one state working in another to request a tax exemption from their non resident state; with this exemption no taxes will be taken for the state you work in; instead you will need to request to have taxes held for your resident state to avoid penalties.

• Rev-419 PA Employee’s Nonwithholding Application Certificate – Complete to request a PA tax exemption if you work in PA but reside in any of the states below, remember to provide your resident state income tax withholding certificate to Human Resources and avoid penalties.
  • Indiana
  • Maryland
  • New Jersey
  • Ohio
  • Virginia
  • West Virginia

Harassment & Discrimination

• Equal Pay Law
• Pennsylvania Fair Employment Provisions
• Public Accommodation Provisions

Workers’ Compensation & Job Safety

• Workers’ Compensation Notice to Employees
• Pennsylvania Clean Air

Unemployment Benefits

• Unemployment Insurance

Jury Duty

Employers are not required to compensate employees for time lost to jury duty however; The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will pay you the appropriate juror fee as set forth in the Pennsylvania statutes.

• General State Juror Service Information
• Juror Services Employer Payment

Related Pennsylvania Government Web Sites

• Department Labor & Industry
• Department of Health
• Human Relations Commission

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