Employment Legal Questions and Answers
Can a Company Lay Me Off if I Have an Employment Contract?
I was hired as an independent contractor and signed a contract. I worked 2 weeks and then they asked me not to work until further notice because they had some errors and they needed to check them out (they asked everyone - 2 others- not to work also) It has now been a week without any other contact or explanation. I have to give a 30-day notice if I want to quit, and they are n...
05/11/2011 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: Florida | #24813Can I Sue an Employer if They Fire Me After I Left Another Job to Take This Job?
I was recently laid off from a job that I accepted only 16 weeks ago. I left a job paying significantly more for this opportunity. The basis of my acceptance of the position was a viable product, stable company (single investor owned) and product acceptance. Based on my interview with the CEO and Senior Vice President they indicated this was so. Additionally I was promised ...
10/08/2010 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: Missouri | #23354Does My Employer Need to Pay for Time Off to See a Doctor for a Workplace Injury?
I drive a truck. I fell in the truck while making a delivery on Dec. 4. My shoulder started hurting over the weekend. 30 minutes after I arrived at work Mon. Dec 7 I reported the incident and was sent to the doctor. I went back to work the next day. I was not paid anything for Dec 7. I was told it was covered by workers compensation. I know that is not right, but I was not allo...
12/19/2009 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: Tennessee | #20126What can Happen if I Don't Disclose a Disciplinary Action in an Employment Application for a Doctor?
000000000 I have a question regarding not fully disclosing information prior to starting a new position as a physician. I am new graduate and about to start work in a university hospital. The problem is I have had disciplinary action during my residency. My program has informed me via a letter that they will not disclose this information to any outside agency. But, that informa...
12/12/2009 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: New York | #20027Cam My Employer Lay Me Off and Then Rehire Me at a Lower Wage?
A new management took over our company back in May 2009. In June 24 2009, they announced that they're letting us go, and our last day, is 06/30/09. During that meeting, they gave us a choice to apply for this new company to fill the positions open. Almost half of us didn't apply, including me. The other half applied, but some of them didn't get the position. Now, during the la...
10/13/2009 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: California | #19088How Do I Register an Employment Agency to Allow Operation in Several States?
000000000000 I need to know what is required to register as a staffing agency for clients in MD, DC and VA?
10/13/2009 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: Maryland | #19085Employment Agreement or Contract
What is an Employment Agreement or Contract?
07/14/2009 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: ALL | #17525Can the information on the pages that were not initialed be used against the employee?
If a document states that an employee will read each page and that each page will be initialed and the last page will be signed showing that the employee understands these rules and agrees to adhere to them. Now, the last page has been signed but two of the four pages were not initialed. Can the information on the pages that were not initialed be used against the employee? What...
05/15/2007 | Category: Employment » Employment A... | State: Texas | #4793What Employers are Covered by the Family Medical Leave Act?
My girlfriend just had our child. I want to take off as much time as possible to be with them but my company is small and they say they do not have paternity benefits because they are too small. Is this true and if so, how small is too small for paternity benefits.
07/25/2011 | Category: Employment » FMLA | State: Virginia | #25232How Many Employees Do I Need to Have to Comply With laws on Medical Leave and Military Leave?
My business is a bookkeeping, accounting, tax service; my staff totals six (6) people; myself, four (4) full time and one (1) part-time. My question is with regards to the FMLA federal law. Since I have a small business, will my company be exempt from the Family and Medical Leave of Absence law (including Disability Leave of Absence and Military Leave of Absence)?
02/09/2010 | Category: Employment » FMLA | State: Texas | #20891