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What is the name of your state? NY. This is not the first time. Last year she was responded back to after she sent in a resume, had a phone interview and was told that she was hired, told to come into the office to fill out paperwork. Was then told that another manager had allready filled the......
years as a contractorI am employed with a temp agency and have been assigned to a single company now for 7 years. Over the course of this time I've been told I would be made full-time and hand-full of times and they even interviewed me, had me fill out an app and do a drug screening a year ago. But nothing has ever......
yearly review pay increase Delaware FloridaI was just in formed that when my review is do that my job will not be handing out any raises. In the past we were getting up to a 3% raise if we completed all of the requirments that the HR department had set for all employees to do. My question is can my employer do this?:confused:...
Yearly BonusWhat is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Massachusetts I've been at my present company for 2 years. Part of our salary/benefits is a yearly bonus. The yearly bonus for 2005 is set to be distributed on some undisclosed date in February 2006. The company policy is that you......
Year end bonus disputeWhat is the name of your state? PA Hi, I've been trying to research some information online as to my situation with a former employer. Basically at my former company we were paid with a combination of base salary and a performance (individual and company..a typical range would be in the 10-20%......
Yanked from under me!What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Minnesota I have been employed by my firm now for 15 years. The first 7 years I served as a mechanical drafter and 6 of those 7 years, I served as the lead drafter. For the next 7 years, I served as a mechanical designer, taking my drafting......
XtrahoursI'm from California, I'm exempt employee. I'm working 10 to 11 hours a day total of 50 to 60 hours per week. when I complained about this issue my manager told me that because I'm exempt employee I don't work in the context of 8 hours, but work to accomplish my responsabilities. It this is true?......
XMAS hoilday payIn MA, if the employer lists in the employee handbook that the Christmas Holiday is a "paid holiday", are they required to give us a day off with pay for Christmas (being on Sunday and we don't work Sundays)? Thanks...
X-Employer Sueing Me... Can He Do This?What is the name of your state? IL I used to manage an outomotive shop for a guy. To make a long story short... I walked out on the guy one night after he came unglued on me and used language at me that no Christian man should. Now, months later, he is sueing me. He claims I violated company......
X employer payroll mistake wants me to pay? Do i have to?What is the name of your state?OregonMy former employer would pay me 150 dollars a week for 3 weeks of the month. Then the fourth week would pay me with a check through his accountant, and send it in the mail. I told my employer i was going to quit working on the tenth of this month. (I am a......
[COURTS, LAWYERS & LITIGATION] California / New York Hi folks - any help would be great. Called clerks in NY but no one has answers. What I'm trying to do is create a lien on a judgment debtor's PERSONAL property. I have a money judgment and a security interest in the property. But, I don't want to seize it (the whole mess.........
gift tax[Tax Law] What is the name of your state? North Carolina I will be receiving 10k gift a year for 3 years 1.) Will I have to report this on my income tax form? 2.) I assume the person gifting it WILL report the gift on their income tax form, is that correct?.......
Wondering About Emancipation[Family Law] I resently turned 16 in feb. I have been switching between parents all my life my mom is a control freak and she does'nt want to see me succeed in life she see it that her life sucked and she constantly let people pull her down and she wants to see me pulled down and my life ruined because.........
Copyright Law apply for White House Pictures?[Intellectual Property] From Florida: I am interested in using some of the images from the photo essays on the White House web site (to be used in a video that will NOT be sold). However, I can't find any anything on the site that gives instructions on how to obtain a license for the use of these images. Are pictures.........
Is the Patriot Act Constitutional?[Government & Administrative Law] What is the name of your state? Ohio I've been wondering this for a while. How can the Patriot Act be Consitutional? Doesn't it go againt many right listed in the Bill of Rights? My question is why hasn't the Patriot Act been tried in the Supreme Court yet? Has it been tried in court at all.........
Dealer takes over payments (with a bad check)[Consumer Law & Fraud] I traded in a very nice vehicle for a beat up pick -up truck in an attempt to get out of debt. As part of the deal, the dealer was to pay off my lien. Right before the trade, I had sent $4,000 toward the principle. He never paid off the truck. I didn't find out until months later, due to my large.........
Missing father Illinois[Family Law] I live in Illinois with my 3 yr old daughter. Her father has not been around since she was 2 months old. I have no idea where he is. There is a child support order put in place but he does not keep a job long enough for the child support place to find him and get anything. Last I heard he was in.........
Can Anything Be Done?[Family Law] Okay, unlike most other minors, im not trying for emancipation do to abuse or teenage pregancy. i flat out dont get along w/ my family & i can easily support myself so i see no reason not to do so. i am 17 (Not 18 until April of 2007) & i want to move out w/ my girlfriend, Amanda, who is.........
My mail at work[BUSINESS & FINANCIAL & Corporate LAW] What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas Can my boss open my mail if it comes to the office we work out of?......
Out-of-State Speed Tix....Should I Pay or Not?[Traffic Law] I got a speeding tix in mafia Oregon for going 10 MPH (40 in a 30) over the speed limit. $150 fine! BS! I have a California driver's license and CA registered car.Should I pay or not? How will this impact me if I give the proud state of OregUn the middle finger?**What is the name of your.........
What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Texas I work for a municipality, last year everyone received a $100.00 bonus on their check before Xmas. This year, only the employees that attended the city Xmas party received the bonus. Is this legal? And the bonus was more this year than it was......
I resently resigned as graphic designer from a small vinyl based sign shop in Mississippi. I have an offer from an electrical based sign shop in Louisiana, 30 miles away, but the possition is not as a graphic designer. My former employer says I have an "employment agreement" not to work......
Hi, I was burned badly at work a little over a month ago and as a result was life flighted down to the burn center in Greely CO where I stayed for 10 days. I am now at home and have been out of work for over a month and should be going back in a couple weeks. I am excited to be going back to work......
The Wyoming Fair Employment Practices Act of 1965, as amended, makes it an unlawful employment practice for an employer To: Refuse to hire To discharge Refuse to promote To demote or To discriminate in matters of compensation or the terms, conditions or privileges of employment against any......
My father received his last salary from the U.S. Army on December 1,1941 before the war broke. He became a prisoner of war and after two months he escaped. He then joined the guerrilla and continued fighting the Japanese.When the U.S. forces came back to liberate the Philippines, he reported to......
Can anyone direct me to a site where I can read, in detail, about all West Virginia labor laws? The state site only posts a few laws and they are mostly related to posting labor laws and minimum wage. Thanks....
I live and work in West Virginia. I just turned in 3 weeks notice because I have received a new job. Does my current employer owe me my vacation pay that I haven't taken? I work for a small company, so I do not have a handbook to refer to. I've been looking online, but can't find the info I......
Am I correct in reading that my WV employer is required by law to pay my 1 week unused vacation time when I resign? I've been at this work place for over three years. I've given 2 weeks written notice....
My employer has recently been on what seems like an effort to break our Union membership. They are now isolating union members that stand up for themselves only when our union steward is unavailable for "meetings" on whatever issues they have. When our members ask to have their union......
I made the mistake of emailing my General Manager to let him know that I would be attending an interview next week. He is on a cruise and I wanted to give him as much of a heads up as possible so he could begin looking for a new employee and because I respected him, I felt it was the right thing......