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employee didn't call or show up for work for 2 days
I had an employee who was a no call, no show for 2 days. Still haven't heard anything from them. Is this job abandonment?
2 answers  |  asked Jan 18, 2013 06:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

What can I successfully do from a legal standpoint? My Public Sector Job
Retaliation: informing management/HR because it will ruin your performance reviews. Motto: "if you don't like it, I will make you quit". Inconsistencies in their advice, and procedures. Extreme workpl...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 3, 2013 10:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

how to find out whats in my personnel file
i worked for the clinic for 13years. when i asked for a tramsfer waiver. i couldnt get a job anywhere with the clinic they kept telling me they picked someone one else. even though the position i appl...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 27, 2012 3:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

If I give notice and it is accepted, can I be let go before the agreed date?
I gave a longer than normal notice for a job I am leaving. My boss knew it was coming and asked me to give more time because the holidays were coming and there were concerns we would not get it all do...
2 answers  |  asked Dec 19, 2012 12:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Do I have to disclose if I've had a record expunged?
I had a misdemeanor for an NSF check back in the 1990s. It was expunged. I'm now applying to the state of Ohio for my teaching license. One question is "Have you ever had a criminal conviction sealed ...
3 answers  |  asked Dec 14, 2012 07:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is it a reasonable accomadation ask your employer to NOT use available paid time off?
I am currently using both FMLA intermittent leave and FMLA reduced schedule leave. I have no avialable paid time off. Starting in January, I will have available paid time off. My employer is telling m...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2012 2:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is an employer required to give an employee restroom breaks, when the privilege is being abused?
At my workplace there is an employee who takes the "average" restroom breaks that any one else does, but also takes 3-4 additional breaks a day that are an extended period. The employee will come into...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2012 2:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

If an employer lies to an applicant during the job interview/hiring process what can be done?
I had been working at my previous job for many years. Over the past year I had been looking for a new job that contained 3 specific features: shorter commute, better salary and no travel. I had an int...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 28, 2012 3:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to Connecticut

Do I have to pay former employer the money they overpaid me?
I put in my two weeks notice at my former job and they asked me to leave and not come back at the end of the day. I got my last paycheck and they say I was overpaid. They will not show me my pay stub ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 13, 2012 4:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Clarify separation agreement with confidentiality clause in terms of unemployment interview.
If I signed a separation agreement as part of a severance package that includes a confidentiality clause can I answer questions in my unemployment interview without violating the agreement and losing ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 21, 2012 12:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

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