My former employer is fighting me for Unemployment Insurance rights- should I get a lawyer to help me? |
I am a paralegal. My former boss is a seasoned attorney.
What can I do to win my case? Here are the details of my employment, and I will try to be as honest as possible:
I ... |
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Is it legal to keep one employee at part time and pay another full time? |
| I have been working full-time hours at my job, but I am "officially" a part-time employee (so basically working the hours with no benefits!). Is this legal? Does there come a point where ... |
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Could I get fired? |
| Well I was written up about a week ago for missing work. I have a medical condition and my doctor provided notes. Anyways I was ill on Friday and called in. The warning I signed indicated if the ... |
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Legal employment related question? |
| I work in a call center that is outbound collection calls. The call center is set up on a system which automatically dials out phone numbers on accounts and connects the call to any random ... |
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I need legal advice in regards to my employer.....Please Help.? |
First of all. I am a contract security guard and my employer who takes care of my pay forgot to pay me 8 hours for a shift. I have evidence that I worked but still no pay.
Second, I have ... |
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I want to become a police officer? |
| However I am very short I am only 5'5". Is this going to be a problem? I am a fairly muscular guy and strong. I am losing some weight that I put on after high school but got a little way ... |
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I have Epilepsy Do I have any legal protection from being foreclosed on my home and being left homeless ? |
| Hoping someone knows if I have rights against losing my home and given time be able to pay off past due balance without losing my home because of my disability?... |
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Can an employer take a raise away? |
| My 17 year old daughter received a pay raise about 6 months ago. She went to pick up her paycheck yesterday and the raise was taken away. Never a word from the owner. No discussion. No warning. She ... |
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I was laid off, and now may not be able to get unemployment.....? |
| ...because my former employer is telling the EDD that "no official decisions have been made" regarding the layoff and that I may be hired back at some point. Is this legal? Am I still ... |
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Overtime Pay? |
| Hello.. i was wondering if getting paid time and a half for more than 40 hours a week is mandatory for employers.. In my other jobs it was always this way but in my new job (plumbing) they only paid ... |
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Is the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers a corrupt union? |
| I heard the IBEW representatives ignore their members and takes kick backs from the employers.... |
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Is this harassment? If so, should I call HR? |
| I have been on probation working at a bank. And I had strep throat last thursday and I had to call in sick. I was originally off on wednesday and I was on vacation on friday. So my bosses think that I... |
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How much does the average lawyer make? |
| I am talking about in Chicago, IL with average grades at an average law school. How much can one expect to make when they get out? I am probably leaning toward real estate law.... |
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Can my job dock my pay if I get Subpoenaed? |
| I was given a Subpoena for my cousin's custody hearing and missed 3 days of work. I am payed salary because I am management. Today I got a call from my supervisor telling me that they were going ... |
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WITHOUT my consent can my new employer ask previous job'sHR for reference? |
Is it legal for a new or prospective employer to ask my previous job’s HR for reference WITHOUT my CONSENT?
Without my consent, is it legal for my previous job’s HR to give a reference?
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Being fired for hearing loss, is it discrimination? |
| I was diagnosed with sensoneural hearing loss about 5 years ago and just recently I am having a hard time at work. I am a nurse and it's getting harder for me to hear on the shift I am assigned. ... |
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