Is it legal to deny an employee a raise when all other employees received raises? The basis for not giving the raise was the employer said she did not believe the employee was going to return to work after having a baby. This was discussed prior to the employee leaving. Then the employer changed...
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In IL what what would be the reasonable & customary rate a home health company could pay a MD forTue, 07 Feb 2012 08:39:20 GMTIn IL what what would be the reasonable and customary rate a home health company could pay a MD for attending a meeting such as the required mandatory annual professional advisory group meeting?...
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Harrasement in my workplace grows when employeer disapproves of my Union ActivitiesMon, 06 Feb 2012 22:15:04 GMTI was harrased and falsely accused by my employeer which casued my to seek the Unions help and winning my Grievance. After becoming a steward and some years later its gotten worse and I am on the verge of loosing my job due to an extremly excellerated discipline. I do my job very well. I don't...
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dirty money grubbing bossesMon, 06 Feb 2012 21:43:37 GMTMy employer states they over payed me and my fellow workers for 2 years and possibly more. They are threatening to take us to small claims court if we don't sign a release of the moneys to be deducted from our paychecks. Rough figures are $150,000.00/1,000 employees so maybe $150.00 a person....
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Do I have any options?Mon, 06 Feb 2012 10:49:10 GMTI have worked for the goverment, I did not receive a promotion due to a freeze. An employee with less years of service, less education and less experience received the promotion prior to the freeze. When this person applied for the test they were initially informed they did not qualify. Do I...
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changing schedulesSun, 05 Feb 2012 02:28:10 GMTCan a Hawaii employer change posted employee schedules without their knowledge and consent? I've heard they're not allowed to....
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Under dr. Care. Using benefits from employer. Fired.Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:05:16 GMTMy husband has been fired from his job. He is under Dr's care with an excuse not to return to work for at least another 4 weeks. The company provided the insurance benefits. Now he has been fired. He is no longer able to see any Dr.and he has no job. Is this legal to just cut an employee off...
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Feeling safe in the workplaceThu, 02 Feb 2012 16:33:47 GMTMy friend "Ann" has a coworker that she relieves all most everyday. When my friend gets to work the coworker will leave work early, Ann doesnt get paid for it and has talked to corporate. The coworker got a hold of her cell phone thru the company directory and called and called her because...
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My husband was fired while on medical leave. Is that legal.Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:10:34 GMTMy husband was fired while on medical leave. Is that legal....
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Pay changes taking place when partner quitsThu, 02 Feb 2012 12:40:52 GMTIn Florida, there is a company that does construction type work where each partner gets paid per job when the final payment is made. Meaning you could get paid up to a month after the job was completed. If the company decides to change to a weekly salary so each partner could have a regular chec...
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Being paid by your company but you pay for your foodThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:19:39 GMTif i pay for my lunch and the company pays me while on lunch do I have to attend a meeting?...
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Being paid by your company but you pay for your foodThu, 02 Feb 2012 11:19:33 GMTif i pay for my lunch and the company pays me while on lunch do I have to attend a meeting?...
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I live in Indiana & work at a major hospital. My job seems not to be following all the laws. I,e.Tue, 31 Jan 2012 09:44:01 GMTI live in Indiana. I work at a hospital as a recource clinictian. Managers have told me rescurce is not intitled to raises. All other clinicitians and staff are allowed yearly raises. I have been employed there for 13 yres and have not had a raise in the last 8 yrs. Am I intitled to a cost of...
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Can my employer make me give 24 hour notice to before I can use a sick day! I dont kwno if I am goiMon, 30 Jan 2012 17:17:47 GMTCan my employer make me give 24 hour notice to before I can use a sick day! I dont kwno if I am going to be sick so how can I give notice. I live in Indiana...
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Can my employer make me give 24 hour notice to before I can use a sick day! I dont kwno if I am goiMon, 30 Jan 2012 17:17:40 GMTCan my employer make me give 24 hour notice to before I can use a sick day! I dont kwno if I am going to be sick so how can I give notice. I live in Indiana...
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Zurich North American will not approve my PT!!!Sun, 29 Jan 2012 20:28:34 GMTI have had 2 back surgeries from a work related injury dating back to 1992. I kept my medical coverage with workman's comp carrier. I have been unable to work due to this injury and need physical therapy. This insurance carrier will pay for pain meds but will not pay for physical therapy...
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Can an Employer Blackmail youSun, 29 Jan 2012 06:36:57 GMTEmployment and Labour.Can an employer firstly fire you no write up nothing drastic but I made them look bad(Psychiatrist) Called me in and fired me after talking to all the other employees first (I was the office manager for 6 years) when I went to get my purse and leave they said no wait, we woul...
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laws regarding banquet hall workers.Sun, 29 Jan 2012 01:27:12 GMTOkay I have two questions First off I work at a banquet hall. Our staff is payed 10$ and hour, plus if we get tips, which we don't because the owner tells the customer that the tip is included in the bill which is under service charge. The "service charge" on the bill is 18%. The owner...
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My job fired me just because i'm ill & i was told that my days of illness count on my attendanSat, 28 Jan 2012 19:39:35 GMTMy job fired me just because i'm ill and i was told that my days of illness count on my attendance, is that legal....
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Husband given FMLA forms - completed returned to employer then received short term disibility formsFri, 27 Jan 2012 10:53:33 GMTMy husband called in sick to his employer due to medical complications. Employer completed and sent him FMLA forms. He completed and returned to employer. His HR department requested a check from him to cover his part of his medical insurance coverage while he was on leave. We sent it to the...
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Security Violation ... is this even right? After 15 years of employment ... I live in CAWed, 25 Jan 2012 15:48:09 GMTAbout 4 years ago, my boss invited my family and I over for dinner and drinks. We all went. We have done this several times in the past. The next day she called me and said some jewlery was missing. I pulled all of my family together and told them to give it up ... and they had an hour to put...
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California SDI Benefits if you quitTue, 24 Jan 2012 16:07:58 GMTHelloI was wondering if you could tell me if I would be eligible for California SDI benefits if I quit. My situation is that I have been at the same job for 36 years, in the past two years took some time off for an injury accident. My yearly reveiw was lower than my past 4 years for no reason othe...
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Tip pooling as the only tip earner for tips on delivery...Mon, 23 Jan 2012 19:38:49 GMTI have a question about tip pooling in Illinois. I work at a fast food restaurant and I regularly go on deliveries in downtown Chicago. There are about 5 employees that work in the store and I go on maybe 2 deliveries a day. We do not have a place to sit down in the restaurant. I am the only...
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Working 3rd shiftMon, 16 Jan 2012 12:03:04 GMTI work 3rd shift in a nursing home as a CNA and often after our 1030pm to 630am shift we are mandated to work another 8 hours, not getting out until 230pm, is this legal, or is there a limit on how long a 3rd shift person can work over in Michigan?...
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In Oregon, if you intent to fire someone when they show up for work the following day, how many hourSat, 14 Jan 2012 15:42:44 GMTIn Oregon, if you intent to fire someone when they show up for work the following day, how many hours must you pay them for showing up?...
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Charged, not guilty & now hold it against me...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:07:29 GMTi got charged in 1994 for 2 counts of contributing to the delinquncy of a minor, 1 concealed weapon, and 1 count of shooting into an occupied dwelling.... 2 of my neighbors were in my driveway and shot the others neighbors house with a pellet gun, they called the cops, when the cops got there my...
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Charged, not guilty & now hold it against me...Wed, 11 Jan 2012 10:07:22 GMTi got charged in 1994 for 2 counts of contributing to the delinquncy of a minor, 1 concealed weapon, and 1 count of shooting into an occupied dwelling.... 2 of my neighbors were in my driveway and shot the others neighbors house with a pellet gun, they called the cops, when the cops got there my...
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Unpaid wages & OT pay.Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:55:11 GMTMy employer did not pay me on the scheduled pay day because he "had no money". Filed for unemployment under voluntary quit and was granted it because of the circumstances. Employer is still in business. Filed suit, as did other employees and they were paid off eventually, but I haven...
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Co-workers have bad body odors & have been confronted by management. Can they be fired if the probSun, 08 Jan 2012 11:25:34 GMTMy state: MATwo people (a married couple) I work with have extremely bad odors (to the point that makes you gag) and management pulled them aside after several complaints. They apparently told management that they had no running water in their house and it was too expensive to clean up elsewhere....
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Payment upon seprationSun, 08 Jan 2012 08:36:17 GMTI left my job in Mississippi and worked my 2 weeks notice. My former employeer owes me around $4500.00 and it has been 4 weeks sense I left. How long does he have to pay me according to Mississippi laws....
On January 1, 2005 I was injured on the job. I was treated for a torn meniscous. I had the first surgery in February of 2005. The pain continued and I had to have another Surgery in September of 2005. I had been off work because of this injury until October 2005. The doctor that performed both......
I am an H1-B Part Time holder who are working for a music Company and eligible to work up to 35 hours per week. I have two questions to ask: 1. During the petition of H1B part time sponsorship, the employer indicated that the employee will be getting paid in which stated in the paperwork. What if......
Hi, I am still a little bit confused about being exempt in the IT industry. The way I understand it, one can be exempt if they are salaried and paid more than $455 a week or if paid by the hour they should be paid $27.63 or more. My question is, does your employer have to tell you which of the......
My former employer of 13 years in Sarasota, Florida, who laid me off during cutbacks two years ago, has shunned my attempts to be re-hired even though there are three openings. I was not even invited to come in for an interview. I have heard rumors that there is a management person against me......
Currently my wife works for a well established/known day care center in Tucson. The question is, is there a law regarding what time you are supposed to take breaks, lunches, etc.? I know in some States you are supposed to take a 10 minute break after 2 hours of the start of shift. A lunch at 4......
A friend of mine is a District Manager for a company. This company does not have any policy and procedure handbook, it has no rules. This friend of mine was promoted about 6 months ago and has been employed there for 8 years. Last week, a car that the company owns was discovered in a parking lot,......
What is the name of your state?KY My mother had worked at her workplace for 3 years. Recently she has died from breast cancer. A month before she died she was fired for missing to much work. Her only life insurance was through this company. She was told she could get disability if she had a......
My question involves a background check in the State of: CA and IL Hello everyone, This is a bit complicated. Over 5 years ago, I was arrested for petty theft in Illinois. I had a textbook stolen two days before the exam, I was dead broke, going through reverse culture shock and 2 family deaths......
state of michigan Was a restaurant manager for a large corporation. Was fired for cutbacks and preformance..Never late, never call off , no wright ups...no other explanation given...Was not given any papers to sign upon termination .Days later different manager walks out on shift and is......
I have been told by the company i work for that if i am unable to get to work because of the petrol problem i will not get paid.....can they do this ?...