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This is a long story so i will give brief details and if anyone has questions or advice i'll answer them then... Work w/two girls. Went to mandatory office xmas party (no spouses or guests). Drove the girls because location was about 1.5 hrs away. Girls were harrassed (up to and including......
"Just Cause" TerminationFlorida; I was employed for approx. 19 yrs in a county hospital with a union. I have never been given a verbal warning or written reprimand. I have not received a performance evaluation in 6 yrs (since my boss took over), a job description does not exist for my position and no attempt has been......
"investment" optionIt looks like the only option I have is the "investment" option. That's basically a bribe right? You loan the govt some money for a few years and you're in, is that how it works? In Canada (which I'm also considering) I believe it's around US$230k. I can swing that after I sell my real......
"if any" comp ? MichiganI am a sole proprietor. With no employees. I was working as a sub-contractor for "joe-blo". I carried an "if any" policy before i started subbing from him. I let that policy lapse for 3 months. While I was subbing I hired 2 other sub-contractors with no employees to help......
"I hate him. He'll be fired within the month"My husband and I are both customer rep's for a credit card company in Alabama. His supervisor has recently been trying to get him fired because she does not like him.. basically she was hired by a stroke of luck and has no idea how to do her job, and was "put into her place" when she......
"Hurt on Company Outing"Hello, I went to a company meeting out of town that was 4 days long. We were told that we would be volunteering our time and not get paid for the actual hours worked. (Past meetings we have been paid for all hours worked, even though they say we will not) I injured myself while there and I am......
"Honest" Money Maker isn't a labor related question.shake it elsewhere....
"Holding Back" first paycheckWhat is the name of your state? Reside in Maryland, work in Virginia. Hi- My husband started a new job this past Monday and had his orientation today. One of the things he learned is that he will be paid he 15th and last day of the month. His effective date with this company was October 1st. He......
"HELP PLEASE" definition of salary hourly payState: Georgia I am supposed to be salary with straight time if I go over 40. They say I do not get overtime. Only straight time and only for the hours work. I make aprox. 60 k a year Below is the email from my payroll department. ______________________________________________...
"Have to let you go"What is the name of your state? Virginia Here it is, I was fired for supposedly taking advantage of my employer. I was told that my work day started at 7 a.m., and for three years, and some, I have put 7 a.m. on my time card. I worked for a company who had put a fax machine in my home so he......
[BANKRUPTCY & CONSUMER CREDIT] What is the name of your state? Texas My husband and I considered filing bankruptcy about two years ago. He had a good job (autobody technician) that just went downhill and our income suffered badly. Needless to say, our credit cards got behind so we could pay the necessities but even this year,.........
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landlord refuses to fix repairs[Real Estate & Property Law] What is the name of your state? North Carolina my landlord has agreed to make repairs on a few things that happened before we moved in on may15th. the items still have not been repaired. they are cosmetic issues, but the house is not in the condition that it was in when we signed the contract..........
estate planning[Wills & Trusts] Mississippi my husband owns a business which is a corporation with him as president,our son as vice president and me as secretary. my question is in the event of my husbands' death is the corporation part of his estate? And if so, what is the best way of dealing with it to prevent taxes?......
Bankruptcy[BANKRUPTCY & CONSUMER CREDIT] What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? PA I am in the process of divorce as well as filing chapter 7. I filed chp 7 and have had the 1st meeting of creditors. One of my unsecured creditors was my father-in-law for $14000. He loaned it to my wife and I to purchase a house. There were.........
Cash gift[Tax Law] What is the name of your state? Texas I received a cash gift in April 2003, of over $250,000 from my parent. I used this to purchase a home. My parent does not reside in the USA, and is not a US citizen. I am about to file my taxes, and will submit a form 3520, to declare the gift. I am a.........
adverse possession[Real Estate & Property Law] What is the name of your state? North Carolina We pored a driveway in 1987 at our summer home. We inadvertantly used about 1 1/2 to 2 feet in the corner of the driveway which was on our neighbors lot. (we did not realize this at the time) The small piece has since showed up on survey maps of the.........
Signed contract with dissolved corporation[BUSINESS & FINANCIAL & Corporate LAW] What is the name of your state?NH Several years ago I signed a contract with a company that was incorporated in Massachusetts in order to get some consulting work. I then signed over to the company all my rights to a patent that listed me as an inventor. I recently discovered that the company.........
Please help Florida[Traffic Law] My license is revoked in IL is there any way to obtain a license in Florida or any other state that anyone is aware of ?......
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Would a Licensed Professional Counselor be a health care provider under the FMLA? I've got an employee in the certification phase right now, and I'm erring on the side of caution, but the circumstances are questionable--if I can deny the leave because an LPC isn't a "provider," that'd......
In 2005, I was given the choice to either resign or be terminated from a position in a company based in Louisiana. I chose to resign. On some of the job applications I've filled out since then is the question "Have you ever been fired or asked to resign from a position?" I have a few......
Texas, Harris. Just noticed that my employer has a question on the resume that states "Have you been ever been arrested..." without any reference to being convicted. I am not sure if my employer is truly unaware or is playing stupid when I have approached and said that it might be......
Hello, it is me again. Same Company, another issue. My offer letter, which calls itself a contract, states that if I meet a certain quota I am entitled to a "guaranteed merit bonus". Now my employer is trying to add conditions to the bonus. Now Quota only accounts for 50% of the......
I am a salaried and exempt employee who was recently part of a corporate spinoff in which my department was transfered to a company which awards vacation days according to years of service whereas our previous company awarded a flat amount of vacation days. Our department is comprised of......
It is the unofficial <but consistently applied> practice of the restaurant in which I work, when receiving job applications, whomever is handed the application makes notations at the top of the application grading (on a 1 - 4 scale) appearance, attitude, and overall presence. I do not......
I've been doing some research of my own and I have found so far it seems difficult to quit a job and still retain UI benefits. I have been thinking about quitting for about three months now, but I do not want to lose my benefits. I want to know if any of my reasonings for leaving would be......
What is the name of your state? New York I have recently been denied for unemployment benefits. The entire staff where I worked were smoking pot on the job and were recently all let go for it. The reason states that I could have waited for human resources to deal with the matter and that my quit......
Hello: I am trying to get clarification of "good cause" in the sense of terminating my employment; more specifically the clause that states (clause 1256--I added the ... to shorten the post): "1256. An individual is disqualified for unemployment compensation benefits if the director fi...
Hi all I fell on ice at a friends house helping her unload her car, breaking my wrist. On a "right/wrong" point I guess she was wrong - she could have parked the car elsewhere in her driveway which was totally clear. Rather, she chose to park it as far back as possible - right over ice......