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Demotion and reduce pay
Been with my employer for 20 years. Been a cancer survivor since 2002. Last bout of chemo was rough and took extra time off to recoup. Now they are telling me that I'm not giving a 100% and they will ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 7, 2017 09:00 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

12 weeks pregnant, cashier, doctor requested no heavy lifting and sit breaks. Job won't accommodate and took me off schedule. What are my options? FL
Been with company 2 years, they suggest I apply for FMLA, but I can't afford to be without paycheck. Do not have disability insurance through my job but was a full time employee.
1 answer  |  asked Jul 2, 2017 1:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Hi, I live in NYS and due to a company merger, I was laid off. A severance agreement was signed offering me a month of salary and 3 months health benefits, I would pay the COBRA premium and then the Company would reimburse me. It has been two months now,
Hi, I live in NYS and due to a company merger, I was laid off. A severance agreement was signed offering me a month of salary and 3 months health benefits, I would pay the COBRA premium and then the C...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 30, 2017 06:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can an employer hold a job for a previous employee that's hasn't been there for 6 months or more I'm just asking cuz it's kinda unfair for other applicants
I've been applying at a local McDonald's for months and no luck but my family member who had worked there for about a year got the job cause she wasn't off the schedule basically holding a job for her...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 29, 2017 2:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

What is the maximum number of hours an employer can keep me for as a part-time worker?
My employer does not have guidelines for how long they can keep a part-time employee.
1 answer  |  asked Jun 27, 2017 9:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

my employer is closing their office but is moving to another location. They will not be able to pay me for the duration of 8 weeks while they are renovating. Technically, i am unemployed but i'm also promised a position once they are finished and ready to
worked at office for 7 years. employer is closing this location and company and will be opening a new company at a new location. they need to renovate the new office and during that time they can not ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 24, 2017 11:02 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Disciplined for telling cubemates I felt excluded when they speak Spanish?
There are 3 of us working in cubicles in close proximity. My 2 coworkers are both bilingual, English and Spanish. I only speak English. I have been friends with one for more than 3 years, even attendi...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 20, 2017 6:55 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

After calling in sick for three days, I'm being forced to resign or sign a new offer letter with a significant pay cut by being put on unpaid admin leave?? Is this legal especially when I have 165 hours of pto saved up?
After calling in sick for three days, I'm being forced to resign or sign a new offer letter with a significant pay cut by being put on unpaid admin leave?? I am an exempt employee and I have 165 hrs o...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 16, 2017 09:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

My doctor messed up my FMLA paperwork on flare-ups from the previous paperwork can I have him back date the new paperwork to cover days missed
My doctor said he filled out my FMLA paperwork the same way the old one was filled out. But he messed up on my flare-ups. Can I have him back date it for days missed?
1 answer  |  asked Jun 6, 2017 4:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

If I'm exempt and I work 40 hours in four days and take off one day, can my employer charge me a personal day for the one day missed
Can I be docked 8 hours if I worked 40 hours in four days and bang out on the fifth?
1 answer  |  asked Jun 5, 2017 07:46 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York