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what laws guide overtime pay
where can laws be found on labor?
1 answer  |  asked Jun 15, 2011 11:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can negligent retention suits pertain to public safety employers?
I understand that there are certain laws to protect public safety workers from civil suites. However, if there is documented proof that a public safety employee (ie a 911 dispatcher) in incapable of d...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 14, 2011 09:22 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

harassment
I work in a family owned business and was falsely accused of having a sexual relationship with my employer's husband. Do I have legal grounds to sue for defamation creating a hastall work inviorment, ...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 14, 2011 05:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Abusive Work Environment - is there anything I can do?!
Hello, I am a full time non-exempt employee that is paid hourly. I have been working for this company in Philadelphia for almost 2 years now. Since the company has expanded and the owner brought in he...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 13, 2011 08:21 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I signed a non compete contract what to do now?
I'm a groomer been grooming for years. I started at a store in town for grooming I signed a non compete contract and now I want to quit and start my own business. The contract said I can't groom withi...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 13, 2011 07:01 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

time off without pay
i have several medical issues, myemployers knows this and i get severe migraines, i missed work a lot but have always taken it without pay--this time my employers gave me 3 days off without pay and i ...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 11, 2011 3:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can an employer take away your earned vacation time when you get fired?
The employee manual I signed stated "you would receive one week of paid vacation after a year." It said nothing about it being accrued, or that you forfeit your right to this if you leave or are fired...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 11, 2011 09:07 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

In what year was MGL c149 s148, as it is written today, signed into legislation?
I need to know when MGL 149 s148, a.k.a. MA Wage Payment Act, as it exists today, was approved as a law. I've traced the law back to the early 1900s, but the wording has changed slightly over the year...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 9, 2011 3:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Is a non-compete agreement binding for a subcontractor if only the subcontractor signs it?
The agreement has a place for both signatures, but the employer did not sign it, only the subcontractor.
1 answer  |  asked Jun 9, 2011 05:02 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Exempt employee and making up missed time
I am an exempt employee for a municipality. One morning I had car trouble and was an hour late for work. I did call work and explain the situation. Later the same day, my supervisor told me to just wo...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 7, 2011 8:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois