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I am a marketing director and salaried employee. My employer was very flexible in the past 2 years regarding allowing me to work from home when need be and not micromanaging hours. in this new year, my employer is trying to make sure I work 40 hours every
treating a salaried employee as an hourly non exemp employee
1 answer  |  asked Feb 28, 2019 06:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is there a statute of limitations on tuition reimbursement requests?
If I left a company 15 months ago, and they are now asking me to pay back a tuition repayment agreement - is that enforceable? They paid an amount per year to me, I signed a repayment agreement, but w...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 26, 2019 06:31 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can I file for unemployment if employer was planning to lay me off and lead me to resign instead?
My company was going through a reorganization and my position was on the chopping block to be dissolved. Work was being taken away from me and employees were not speaking to me. It was miserable for 8...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 25, 2019 1:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Kansas

can a multi-party claim be filed in a different state from the defendants, if the plaintiffs (us) are subcontractors doing work in Philadelphia PA but the defendant (Company headquarters) is in Virginia?
We are subcontractors working under an independent contractor, who has not been paid, therefore, we also have not been paid for labor performed. We wish to file a multi-party (3-6 workers) claim in th...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 25, 2019 09:15 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can an agency dock my pay for any reason as an independent contractor in the state of PA?
The agency i work for had us sign new contracts this year. They have our documentation on a sliding fee scale, down to $0 per hour if the documentation is more than 6 days from the point of service. I...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 20, 2019 10:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

In New York State, can my employer force me to work a new schedule under threat of being fired if I don't agree?
My wife's employer is changing her schedule to make her work weekends and until 1 am instead of Mon-Fri 9-5. One of the reasons for taking the job in the first place was was to work regular hours. Thi...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 20, 2019 10:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can I sign up for unemployment benefits if I am on a severance package
Can I get unemployment benefits if I am on a servencepackage
2 answers  |  asked Feb 18, 2019 09:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

fmla question
I have fmla for myself and my doctor stated on there its good for one year but my employer is having me doing it before the year is up due to that their policy the beginning of every jan they are redo...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 15, 2019 12:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Can I use vacation and personal time that is unrelated to my FMLA within the same 12 month period?
Hello. I have about 3 months vacation time saved up and 4 months sick time. I plan to take 12 weeks FMLA leave at the end of this year. I want to take a vacation this spring and have more than enough ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 10, 2019 01:53 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

exempt employee that works 50-55 hours a week has just been told to only put 40 hours a week on the time sheet. Is that right?
exempt employee that works 50-55 hours a week has just been told to only put 40 hours a week on the time sheet. Is that right? I do a lot of overnight travel and put 12 hours due to starting around 7 ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 1, 2019 3:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida