A small law firm in western Pennsylvania has found itself in a bind after management changed its mind over whether a legal assistant could do her job on a part-time basis.

The Commonwealth Court ruled against two-lawyer Ligonier Law in an unreported decision filed Monday. The court said former law firm employee Joslin Bennet did not voluntarily leave her job when the firm asked her to resume a full-time schedule or leave.

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