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Can I contact my employee's doctor if he is exhibiting unacceptable behavior?
The company in question is very small (6 employees), and all employees are friendly and open about personal issues. One employee is on medication for an anxiety disorder. When he doesn't take his medi...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 28, 2013 2:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

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I would to know what is the deadline to sue a company for sexually harassment the time period that a person has?
1 answer  |  asked Mar 26, 2013 9:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Is it against the law for an employer to ask me if I needed a day off for mental health?
I recently resigned from a job in corrections. I was under investigation for inmate/staff relationship, and accused of doing acts while working. This is false, I admit that I was probably flirty but, ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 26, 2013 02:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

if a supervisor gives you alcohol before your shift are they responsible for your actions?
i went to a supervisors house to look at a bike she had for sale. it 15 minutes before our shift. 5 minutes in the apt she asked me to drink a beverage. i asked her what is it? she said do not worry a...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 23, 2013 5:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

I was laid off from a temp agency and no work was available. Will my non-compete still hold up?
I worked for Job "A" in Tamaqua, a staffing agency of which I signed a non-compete policy which stated I could not work for another staffing agency for up and until a year had transpired after my term...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 22, 2013 06:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can I be forced to sign a Non-compete / confidentiality agreement?
I am paid as and considered a 1099 contractor by the company I am working for. They do not withhold any federal taxes or provide any benefits. Other than the way I am paid, they treat me as an "employ...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 21, 2013 6:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Returning to work from WC Disability, was told my position was filled.
I was injured at work after a hard fall in 2010. I have been off work since then and have exhausted all WC benefits (AME doctor said I was PS 10%, even though my treating doctor still recommends I be ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 20, 2013 8:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

My supervisor degrades and yells at me and threatens to fire me.
I work for a large resort company in Naples seasonally and my direct supervisor or multiple occasions has left me under staffed, yelled at me , insluted me, placed wrongful blame on me and has threate...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 19, 2013 06:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

wrongful termination,retaliation and misrepersantation of union
first, i am a union member. next, one morning i was dispatched to my employers shop, after i arrived i was greeted by a project manager with my last paycheck and told the company was letting me go, i ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 18, 2013 5:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can an employer not pay you for time worked because of a failed drug screen?
I got a job with a community action group and was not aware of the drug screen. After I found out, I felt that I would pass since it had been quite a while since my last use so I took the test and hop...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 17, 2013 09:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio