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What can I do if I feel I am being discriminated against due to my age?
I am 58 years old and have taught 32 years (long enough to receive a longevity bonus). I was threatened by my boss last June, when I returned from cataract surgery and an automobile accident, that I would be and have been bullied daily and threatened at work (affecting my health) and finally bullied/forced in to early retirement after a long and successful teaching career. As...
01/21/2009 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: California | #15037What can I do if I am being discriminated against at work by another employee?
As a medical professional a nurse filed a complaint because I did not agree to see a patient right away. The reason was I had another patient deteriorating quickly. A month later without warning I'm told to come to a meeting with VP of medical affairs and VP of nursing along with the aforementioned nurse. The meeting is to discuss medical care. The fact is the patient was f...
12/06/2007 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: New York | #13504Can she file a discrimination law suit for getting fired due to jail time?
I believe my 22 year old daughter was fired from her job at the local grocer . She was working in the deli. They held her job for 10 or 12 days while she was in jail; when she returned they asked her why she was in jail. She told them and now she is considered a felon. The store cannot have a felon employed at their store. Can she file a discrimination law suit or not?
08/28/2007 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: Illinois | #8268Am I entitled to a written apology from my supervisors?
A supervisor at work came to my cubicle and accused me of taking $50.00 that he said he lost in front of a department full of people. He was very firm in saying that he saw me with the money in my hand. (Insisted several times, which I replied to firmly that it just did not happen) He had gone to Las Vegas for 4 days and a few days after he came back, he found that he was mi...
05/24/2007 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: Massachusetts | #5827Is it legal to get terminated for have a baby and take leave?
Hello! I am a full time, salaried employee of a company in Secaucus, NJ. Due to pregnancy, I will work for this employer only for about 4 months before the baby is born. Thus, according to the company policy, I get terminated. I was wondering if this is legal in NJ? Will I receive unemployment after the disability due to having been terminated from my employer? I am not quit...
05/23/2007 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: New Jersey | #5716Can an employer change your work status?
Can an employer change your work status ie: hired as a full- time employee with benefits, status changed to relief with no benefits without notifying the employee?
05/17/2007 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: North Carolina | #5092What can I do if I feel I have been discriminated upon at work by my supervisor?
I am having several issues at work. I am not comfortable going to HR as I am afraid of Retaliation. There have been several confidentiality issues that have been broken. I have tried to go to someone who is in charge in absence of my supervisor but I get what do you want me to do about it. I did not pass the management process and another employee did and she had told the VP th...
04/11/2007 | Category: Employment » Discrimination | State: California | #2949