How does an employee who admits that she should have been fired state a claim for wrongful discharge under Pennsylvania law? The answer, as discussed in the recent decision, Capriotti v. Rockwell, No. 19-3136, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 216416 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 19, 2020) goes back to a consistent theme of this column—the timing of an employee’s termination is often as important as the basis for the termination.

HR Executive Helps Employee Set Up Competing Business

Lucia Capriotti was the vice president of human resources for Professional Security Broadband, Inc. (PSB) from 2014 through her termination in early October 2017. She was an at-will employee at all times.