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Should I pursue further severance?
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1 answer  |  asked Jan 22, 2016 3:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

I have been on intermittent FMLA leave since 2013. I feel I am being harassed by HR over my certification. I was approached last June by HR and told they contacted my doctor to verify every day I had taken off since Jan. 1..I did not give permission for t
I have worked at my place of business for 11 years..I was diagnosed with migraines years before I started working there. Once I found out about FMLA ..I approached hr...and got my doctors certificatio...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 6, 2016 07:45 AM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

I've out on medical leave and the company I work out announced they terminated me. They have not contacted me directly or provided me a letter documenting the termination. Are they allowed to notify the whole company that I am terminated even though they
I am out sick on medical leave. The company announced I was fired to other employees but did not contact me or provide me a letter of termination. I found out I am fired but other employees that work ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 4, 2015 6:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

Terminated while on ADA approved medical leave?
I requested an ADA accommodated medical leave for cancer treatment. It was approved in writing. I'm not covered under FMLA because of too few employees in my location. Two weeks before I am due back t...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 29, 2015 12:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

Am I being retaliated against by my employer for taking FMLA leave to care for a sick parent?
Not sure if I am being retaliated against by my employer. I took 6 weeks approved FMLA leave to care for my mother after a traumatic brain injury and emergency surgery that left her in a coma for 2 we...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 2, 2015 1:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

if a position was miss classified as being hourly when it should be exempt, can you re-classify the position?
We have a group of employees that have basically the same position responsibilities. The position had been classified as being hourly. I believe that this is incorrect and wish to convert them as bein...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 21, 2015 1:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

Severance Pay Discrimination
I was recently laid off. When I asked about a severance package they gave me $7,000 for now. They are suppose to let me know about my severance package. The last employee who was laid off received 1 y...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 31, 2013 10:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

non compete agreement after employment
Hi I am in sales and marketing. I have brought some accounts into my customer base from previous experiences and I have developed some new customers no doubt with this employer. The present company I ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 24, 2013 04:50 AM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

I was hired and worked for two weeks and was let go will I still get paid for those two weeks
they felt I wasn't pickig up quickly enough
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2012 06:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

Can i filelawsuit if manager is unfair & starts treating differently
My manager started disliking me after I talked back to him since he had different treatment to other team members vs me. t got worse & then he stopped helping giving directions to me in the project. I...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 10, 2012 8:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey