All Questions and Answers about Employment Law

Extremely abusive boss
My boyfriend and I were employed at a restaurant as servers. I had worked there for two years when there was a verbal confrontation between the owner and some of the employees, including myself. The o...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 7, 2003 9:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

FMLA - job elimination
I was on FMLA leave for back surgery, and call my boss to tell him of my release from doctors to go back to work the following week. Two days later I was told by my boss that he "eliminated" my positi...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 5, 2003 2:27 PM [EST]  |  applies to Tennessee

Severance and retaliation
I WAS TERMINATED FROM MY FORMER COMPANY A BIG BANK STATING REDUCTION IN FORCE DUE TO BUSINESS SLOW DOWN. ALONG WITH ME SOME OTHER COLLEAGUES WERE ALSO TERMINATED. THE REAL REASON FOR MY TERMINATION IS...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 5, 2003 2:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

RELEASE AGREEMENT BREACH
I was laid off by my former employer in June 03. In return for signing Release agreement, I was offered 7 weeks of pay. I accepted and signed the agreement. After paying 3 weeks of severance, the comp...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 4, 2003 2:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

deducting taken paid vacation from wages
I understand I am an "at will" employee. This is my second year working for the company. My manager has told me consistently throughout this year that I have two weeks of paid vacation. He has showed ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2003 11:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

SEVERANCE AGREEMENT
I signed a severance agreement in exchange for nine weeks of pay. The company paid me 4 weeks of pay and stopped. The agreement states when severance pay either in full or part is denied, I should get...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2003 3:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Changing employment
Hi : I informed my company sometime in middle of oct 2003 that i will not work for them from nov 15th ..Then they stopped my oct 2003 salary which was due on Nov 1st and also they never added my new b...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 3, 2003 10:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Discrimination case wrongly dismissed by EEOC
I filed a discrimination case with the EEOC. It was dismissed. The written admittance of discrimination is clear but was ignored. The extensive evidence does not corrulate with the dismissal. I have a...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 2, 2003 12:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Reversal of Bonus on Last Paycheck
My final paycheck dated 10/16/2003 reflected $1.00 and included the following note from the owner/employer: As you know you were paid in good faith 2 bonuses for August. Your individual bonus was real...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 2, 2003 12:04 AM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Unintentional bounced payroll check to an employee
I'm with a small business in Pennsylvania. One of our employee's payroll checks bounced and they are suing us. The funds were available that day, but in a small window of misopportunity, they couldn't...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 1, 2003 12:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania