Employment Legal Questions and Answers
Should I be compensated for the change in job responsibility and effort that I now am faced with?
I was hired in the private sector to monitor and supervise facilities where college students reside. I agreed to the $9.75 hourly rate upon accepting employment with the understanding that there would be adequate staff coverage during my 12 a.m.-9 a.m. shift. One the original staff members resigned shortly after I began employment, which left the burden on me to monitor/super...
08/13/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Delaware | #7896Is a store or company responsible for their employee's criminal action toward me if it happens while they're on duty? This is...
Is a store or company responsible for their employee's criminal action toward me if it happens while they're on duty? This is referring to idenity thief.
07/31/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Oklahoma | #7614I was hired as a salaried retail store manager and told my work week would be 40 -45 hours per week. This was verbal. I am no...
I was hired as a salaried retail store manager and told my work week would be 40 -45 hours per week. This was verbal. I am now expected to work a lot more. Recently I have logged well over 60 hours but my check still says 40 hours. Is there any rule or law governing extra pay for these hours even though I am on a salary?
06/27/2007 | Category: Employment | State: South Carolina | #6722My company wouldn't give me my vacation pay. My question is can they do this?
I was laid off from a Steel Treating Company about 3 months ago. At that time I had asked for my last weeks pay and my 1 week vacation pay that I had scheduled to take in July, I even filled out a request form asking for the vacation pay. I was told from the employer that they were not releasing anyone's vacation pay before the time scheduled, if I wanted it before time I woul...
05/30/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Ohio | #6044Am I Entitled to Vacation pay even though I was Terminiated?
If a company terminates and employee who has been there for five years , should they hold on to his vacation pay or is the employee entitle to be paid the vacation pay?
05/26/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Virginia | #5970Are workers entitled to breaks/lunch break?
what is the law in Indiana for breaks/lunch break? my employer says they do not have to give breaks of any kind.
05/26/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Indiana | #5959I am being forced out of a business that I am a partner in. What are my options?
I have been working in a CPA firm for 29 years and have been a partner there for 17 years. The senior partner is retireing. The other two partners are buying his shares with the condition he retires in 30 days and they want me out in 30 days. I was never informed of their decision (two days before they told me they were not buying the senior partners shares) they had the sen...
05/24/2007 | Category: Employment | State: New York | #5881Is it against the law to make an employer perform a job if he has not been trained yet?
Is it against the law to make an employer perform a job if he has not been trained yet?
05/21/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Georgia | #5430About a month ago I was terminated due to a medical illness. I had notes from my Doctor stating that I needed to stay home fr...
About a month ago I was terminated due to a medical illness. I had notes from my Doctor stating that I needed to stay home from work. Can legal action be taken against the company for wrongful and unlawful termination?
05/21/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Virginia | #5429Is it against the law to make an employee peform a job he was not train to do?
Is it against the law to make an employee peform a job he was not train to do?
05/21/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Georgia | #5428