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Can an employer close the company on holidays and force you to use personal time
Can a company close the business on Dec 24 and Dec 31 and force employees to use there personal days to be paid?
2 answers  |  asked Nov 27, 2018 07:28 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I was a truck driver for a company hauling steel. I was hit by the steel the customers were unloading causing a head injury on February 28, 2018. I returned to work on September 25, 2018. I was denied the chance to drive again and given an office job. The
On February 28, 2018 while being unloaded I was hit by a piece of steel. I was knocked down and hit my head and my left leg was broken also. They told me they could not get the video from the customer...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 26, 2018 10:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

I worked for a factory for 2 years. I found a closer job so I quit and started my new job. My first week there I was fired due to a supposed personal conflict. It was about an altercation that previously happened, over two years ago. I didn't know the per
My employer initially said it was low performance then added how the other employee felt threatened or worried about my presence there. We worked seperate shifts and I never even knew he was there unt...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 19, 2018 07:21 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Non compete in employee hand book.
I have a former employer who had a non-compete clause add to a new version of his employee hand book. It as added at the end of his employee handbook. We all had to sign the handbook at the end of a m...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 15, 2018 09:20 AM [EST]  |  applies to Michigan

Is my supervisor wrong?
I am a school bus attendant and my driver was having in appropriate conversations with me on the bus while children were on the bus about religion and abortions and that at one point when he first got...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 11, 2018 09:22 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Is refusal to pay salary of minority shareholder a violation of wage and hour laws?
Majority shareholder (70%) and minority shareholder (30%) are shareholders in a law firm with two other employees. Minority shareholder is not involved in management of firm. Minority shareholder rece...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 10, 2018 3:57 PM [EST]  |  applies to Rhode Island

My supervisor disclosed false personal information about me to my physician. Is this defamation or a violation of privacy law?
I work for a nonprofit health care provider serving individuals with chronic diseases including substance use disorders. I am in recovery. My supervisor, who knows my substance use history, went out a...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 7, 2018 8:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can a company make you self employed?
I was hired as a security guard for a private security company in Texas and have just found out that the company isnt taking the taxes out of the guards checks and is making us file as though we are s...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 30, 2018 8:18 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Previous employer states I violated a non-compete agreement
Previous employer stating I attempted to solicit a Caregiver. I did not know caregiver works at previous employer. Caregiver also works at other facilities and there are caregivers that work at both m...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 25, 2018 8:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Would taking maternity leave impact the eligibility of getting the retention bonus?
My company is located in California. Some employees including me were offered the retention bonus as long as I will be actively employed for nine months at a satisfactory performance level. The wordin...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 22, 2018 9:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to California