All Questions and Answers about Employment Law

Employer Smoking Ban
My employer is implementing a no smoking policy everywhere on the premises including outside the building and the parking lot. Can they legally implement if the property is not owned by the company, i...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 20, 2005 7:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

harasssment abuse
i had been contacted by a temp agency saying they found a great job for me. they offered full time employment and a lot of money. at my first day on the job, the building was disgusting,dirty inadequa...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 19, 2005 10:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Adding defendants to wrongful termination complaint
If you amend a complaint in federal court and add new defendants, do you have to send a copy of the complaint and scheduling order to the new defendants?
1 answer  |  asked Sep 17, 2005 3:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Is there a dollar range on wrongful termination cases?
In a federal case/wrongful termination is there an amount given to the jury to decide on compensatory and punitive damages?
1 answer  |  asked Sep 17, 2005 3:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

maternity leave info needed for ohio and michigan
i have been on intermintent fmla (reduced hours due to complications with pregnancy) for almost two months. i am due october 24th. what happens if i use up my fmla weeks before i can go back to work? ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 15, 2005 4:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

wrongful termination
My wife wrote a letter to a friend and I got terminated over it. THey accused me of writting the letter. I feel I need legal help
1 answer  |  asked Sep 14, 2005 09:22 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Work Schedule
When it comes to work scheduling, must the employer do so by seniority when all employees are doing the same job?
1 answer  |  asked Sep 14, 2005 02:12 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Broken-Footed Worker being pressured to stay home
I work for a contract company, within a school district. Ten days ago I broke my foot at home. I immediately told my employer and the personell school district I work in. No one was sent to help me. I...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 13, 2005 7:18 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

2-week notice Pay
I gave my employer a 2-week notice, stating the concern that upon giving the 2-week notice they would walk me. The last day of the pay period they walked me. I still had 6 days left before my final re...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 3, 2005 6:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

what is Texas law on this matter?
Can a supervisory meetinhg be recorded? I was put out of a meeting for having a tape recorder.
1 answer  |  asked Sep 2, 2005 03:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas