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Is Employee Overtime exempt if there is a contract between employer and employee for 50 hours instead of 40?
An employee would like to be salaried an allowed to work more than 40 hours a week. I try to keep overtime to a minimum but they want the flexibility. They are a manager of shop and don't make enough ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 13, 2020 09:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to Colorado

I've been working for the same company 24 yrs. After my boss passed, the new boss demoted me immediately and 3years later accused me of stealing, then fired me. I'm very upset and depressed. Can I sue?
My boss accused me of stealing then fired me. I've been discriminated against by this man. I've worked for this company for 24 years. I was coming upon my 25th year when he falsely accused me. I did n...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 12, 2020 9:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to Colorado

After working at a company for almost 6 months, I was informed that my role is not what the company needs. I was told that after the partners reviewed the role, they have decided that the role does not provide what they had hoped and therefore would be di
I was laid off from my job after almost 6 months. The reason I was given was that the role was not providing what the partners had hoped and not what the company needs. The company needs to invest in ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 7, 2020 10:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

If an associate is simply uncomfortable with another associate without any harassing doings is this?
Is anything that makes anyone uncomfortable for any reason is considered harassment? Standing too close for comfort for that particular person?
1 answer  |  asked Feb 6, 2020 7:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

In PA. Gave 2 weeks notice. Employee handbook request is 2 weeks notice. Told me that I was not going to work my 2 weeks and not paying me. Not fired. Resigned. Typical scenario has been they let people finish 2 weeks. No bad reviews or issues with my wor
2 week notice given per employee handbook request. No contract. First example in 2 years of not letting someone work 2 weeks. No work performance issues.
1 answer  |  asked Feb 5, 2020 6:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Hi - can an employer offer benefits in exchange for work? For example my employer who I already work 40 hours for said they will provide medical benefits if I do several tasks each week
See above
1 answer  |  asked Feb 5, 2020 08:07 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I have several permanent conditions ie: Type I Diabetes, OCD and generalized anxiety disorder, on occasion there are flares that require that I call in to work. My employer provided me with the WH 360 E form to be completed by my physician. My physician c
HR department provided me with WH 360 E form, my physician completed form in detail for intermittent leave due to flare up of my illness. Insurance carrier denied my FMLA request as they state I did n...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 1, 2020 06:31 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can I file a complaint with the division of human rights for disability harassment?
Everything was fine with my employer but as soon as I revealed my condition to my supervisor and requested FMLA, I started experiencing a wide range of harassment. Anything from false misconduct write...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 31, 2020 10:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Should I just let them terminate or try to fight it?
My employer currently has me on a final for a PIP. The problem is that they're are purposely setting me up for failure. I believe they're doing this because of my protected characteristic. -They have ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 28, 2020 3:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

In the state of Pennsylvania, can my employer take away my accrued person time (PTO)?
There's a bunch of us here that lost our person time we had on the books, under the old policy we were able to carry the time over to 2019 but HR claimed they send a new policy out which no one receiv...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 28, 2020 3:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

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