Texas Questions and Answers
Boss clocked me out two hours before shift was over and did not tell me until the end of the shift.
I work at a sandwich shop and I was forced to work a double shift that gave me a total of 40 hrs. for the week. Two hours before the second shift was up the owner clocked me out without telling me unt...
2 answers | asked Apr 28, 2003 4:34 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
statue of limitations
what is the statue of limitations on whistleblower and freedom of speech. please advise reference to former job at sheriff's office. thank you for your time, gerlena cruz
1 answer | asked Apr 22, 2003 08:31 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
failure to notify about COBRA
I was laid off and my employer failed to notify me of my rights under COBRA (I've just found about it). Now it is too late for me to apply for COBRA benefits. What are my rights here and can I sue the...
2 answers | asked Apr 17, 2003 9:44 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
What exactly is severance pay?
My husband overheard a conversation in December in which his boss was offering his job to another employee. When confronted his boss told him yes he was planning on laying him off. My husband asked hi...
2 answers | asked Apr 14, 2003 1:53 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Charging vacation time for built in overtime day.
I am an exempt employee working a 12 hr shift schedule that results in working a 48 hr week every fifth week. My employer just recently announced that we would not get the extra 8 hours straight time ...
1 answer | asked Mar 31, 2003 8:30 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
ABSOLUTELY NOT PAYING FOR CONSULTATION!
If your employer ask you to go back on your on time and finish a job without pay. Because of a mistake that was made that was not necessarily your fault or for whatever reason. Is that a violation of ...
1 answer | asked Mar 29, 2003 5:40 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
FAILURE TO INFORM EMPLOYEE INJURED EMPLOYEE OF BENEFITS, AND WRONGFUL TERMINATION
ON 9/11/00 MY DOCTOR DIAGNOSED ME WITH BI-LATERAL CARPAL TUNNEL, AND WAS TOLD TO APPLY FOR WORKER’S COMPENSATION. WHEN I INFORMED MY EMPLOYER, THAT I WOULD NEED TO FILE A WORKER’S COMPENSATION CLAIM, ...
1 answer | asked Mar 11, 2003 5:53 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
How to change the wrongful termination law?
I was terminated in January 20 of this year. My question is when was the statute At-Will passed and which states? I use to love Texas but so far the laws here really SUCK. Things change times change I...
1 answer | asked Mar 3, 2003 6:54 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
When do I need to get a lawyer?
Should I take a lawyer with me to a mediation meeting between my employer and myself that was set up by EEOC?
1 answer | asked Mar 1, 2003 1:33 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Previously submitted question.
I submitted a question a week ago (2/21/03), and as of yet, there has been no answer. Is someone going to answer my question? I may be operating under a deadline; I really need an answer.
1 answer | asked Feb 28, 2003 5:06 PM [EST] | applies to Texas