Employment Legal Questions and Answers
What are my options if my employer has denied my request for Family Medical Leave?
I have been employed at a hospital with more than 50 employees within a 75 mile radius. I recently applied for and was granted family medical leave for my 75 year old grandmother in Georgia, who had an emergency leg amputation. I am my grandmother's power of attorney and next of kin. She has no spouse nor living children. My employer now tells me that I cannot take family medic...
05/13/2007 | Category: Employment | State: New York | #4618Is it legal for an employer to not pay you for overtime?
I recently left another job to take a sales position. This position has a guarantee of minimum wage if commissions greater than that are not earned. Basically, I will be paid which ever is more. I am expected to work a total of 43 hours each week, Tuesday through Saturday, and it seems that this company does not pay overtime for over 40 hours. The manager also expects employees...
05/12/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Missouri | #4536Can my employer fire me if I am on worker's comp leave?
When I am ready to return to work from a workers comp injury, can my employer inform me that I have been replaced and no longer have a job?
05/11/2007 | Category: Employment | State: California | #4512Can a employer deny you a copy of your persnnel file?
Can a employer deny you a copy of your persnnel file?
05/11/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Kentucky | #4493Can I file a lawsuit if I was fired for complaining about mistreatment of employees?
I was working a 9 to 12 hour shift everyday with a hour non-paid lunch and was not getting any other breaks. I said something about it and was fired. Is that against the law? Aren’t you supposed to get two 15 minute breaks a day?
05/11/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Florida | #4488Is it legal for a company to employ you with a unsatisfactory background check?
Is it legal for a company to employ you with a unsatisfactory background check, knowing the offense is against company policy, not inform you that the offense prevents you from being employed with that company and then the company discharge you 3 months later because of the same background check that they ran when they hired you?
05/11/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Ohio | #4483Can I seek employment with a competitor's company if I signed a non-competition agreement?
My corporate office is located in Pinellas County, Florida. I signed a tight non-competition agreement based on the promises of promotion and participation in the ownership program. I was promoted and transferred to Texas. It takes three years as a branch manager to qualify for ownership. My company is now closing my branch since they already have a branch within a few miles no...
05/11/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Texas | #4482My husband recently left a job for better paying position with another company in the same field. The new company does not d...
My husband recently left a job for better paying position with another company in the same field. The new company does not do offer letters, but we do have e-mail of the exact salary he was to be paid. The verbal agreement was that he was to be hired for a specific position paying a specific amount and that he would be given a three week learning curve as he would be in a dif...
05/10/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Texas | #4397Is it legal for an employer to reduce your salary but at the same time increase your hours of work?
Is it legal for an employer to reduce your salary but at the same time increase your hours of work? Is there a legal limit on how many hours a week an employer can work an employee without any days off? Also, is there a limit on how much time a person gets for lunch?
05/10/2007 | Category: Employment | State: Texas | #4396My employer overpaid me and is requiring me to pay this money back. Am I required by law to repay this amount?
My employer overpaid me and is requiring me to pay this money back. Am I required by law to repay this amount?
05/09/2007 | Category: Employment | State: South Carolina | #4353