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Demotion and pay cut.
As an employer for a county government department, am I allowed to demote a person and reduce their pay at the same time?
1 answer  |  asked Nov 6, 2009 08:48 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

I need to get out of my Non compete contract to change jobs before the bottom falls out where I'm at
3 answers  |  asked Nov 5, 2009 10:26 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Isn't my job protected when on disability?
I live in northeast Ohio. I used up my FMLA time during the summer, some of that time was approved short term disability. I returned to work for a month and my doctor has put me back on disability whi...
2 answers  |  asked Nov 4, 2009 9:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Overtime for 13 consecutive days
I know that you get overtime pay on the 7th consecutive day but, I can not find anything about the days after that. Does it continue on the each consecutive day after that or does it reset for a new w...
2 answers  |  asked Nov 4, 2009 4:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Is lying to employees in order to hire and then firing with no cause and no performance reviews ok?
To start, I had been lied to about the financial health and direction of my former employer when I inquired at my interview. I discovered this fact after I began and had access to the numbers. Nothing...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 4, 2009 04:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can my employeer deduct pay from a second check?
I work full time 40 hours a week doing general office work. And I work a second job, I clean the office after hours. I recieve two separate paychecks for the different job duties. I missed a day of wo...
2 answers  |  asked Nov 2, 2009 3:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can my boss make days of work mandatory?
I am a part time hairstylist that works on commission. My boss closes our salon the first week of January as her choice...She tell us that because she is closed from a Monday-Thursday that Friday and ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 2, 2009 08:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

I am constantly witnessing discrimination from my boss, is there anything I can do as a witness?
While at work when people submit applications and resumes I have witnessed my boss numerous times throw them away after the person walks out, making comments like "that was an old lady", or "hell no I...
3 answers  |  asked Nov 1, 2009 2:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Is this considered worked time and payable by employer?
My employer has fixed rules for the use of vehicles. We are not allowed to go to resturants or stores during meal periods or breaks unless in passing during the scheduled meal period. The employer tel...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 31, 2009 10:05 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

I want to know if I have a case?
Hi Mel , I have worked at a restraunt for 5 years as a host and cleanning in the mornings, when I cleaned in the mornings I would get harrassed to no end! was called very bad names and was tripped,pun...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 30, 2009 9:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania