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Can I be docked for scheduled days off?
HELP! I work at a private school in Richmond, VA. My position is the Executive Assistant. I'm salaried and I receive no overtime pay. Since I work at a school, we have scheduled days off on the school...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 15, 2010 12:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to Virginia

I have a doctor's prescription since 7/2/10 to be off of work due to Pneumonia
I have been under my doctor's care since then and have gotten continued prescriptions to stay out of work due to continued pneumonia. I am a full time nurse, now going into third week out of work, my ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2010 7:55 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Devito Restaurant: defamation, slander and discrimination law suit...possible?
I was approached by a superior while in the presence of other employees and told that I smelled like smoke. 3 hours later in front of other employees I was told I was being written up and sent home fo...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2010 08:30 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

FMLA time
I am currently on intermittent FMLA leave in order to care for my disabled son. My boss is extremely against FMLA to the point of putting a letter in my file for excessive absenteeism. Since I also ha...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 13, 2010 10:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can a boss have different rules for certain employees?
Can an employer pressure some employees to work hard, while allowing other employees to do little work without penalty? Isn't this a form of discrimination? For instance, our furniture store office mg...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2010 7:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

hostal workplace
My wife who has a disabily, and is working on then process to get SSD. She has seveal medical issues that have become much worse over the last year whan a new supervisor was put in charge of her group...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 12, 2010 2:18 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Wife Is Being Harassed At Work; What Can I Do?
My wife got a job as a salaried office manager back in March of '08. At the time of her employment, she works in the same office as the company's sales representative. Numerous times she has found the...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 12, 2010 09:16 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I was falsely accussed of Sexual Harassment
I was falsely accused of sexual harassment due to a phone call I had with a supervisor asking for advise about whether or not I should write up one of my employees who was displaying rude/unprofession...
3 answers  |  asked Jul 12, 2010 04:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

medical payment taken out of vacation payment
My husband was let go from his job mid June. He got paid every 2 weeks and medical was always taken out in each check to equal the monthly payment of roughly $240. Before his layoff he was paid and he...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 10, 2010 09:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can my boss take discounts for clients out of my Commission
I am a licensed Hairstylist in Honolulu Hawaii I work on strictly commission base I have no benefits at all I left my job and I am in a labor dispute with the labor board regarding this Here it is I w...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2010 5:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Hawaii