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is it illegal to get fired for going on vacation?
I have been with my co. since feb 08. I started pt and since august 08 I'm ft. When I took the ft position it was for 6 months. Back in September 08 I told my direct manager that I was thinking of tak...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 17, 2009 1:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Age Discrimination Determination, finding an attorney
I received a Determination from EEOC for age discrimination against a large corporation. EEOC is not pursuing the claim and has issued a Right to Sue letter but I am having difficulty finding an attor...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 17, 2009 01:53 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Forced to sit next to extemely contaigous coworker.
I work in a call center environment. I was forced to sit next to a person who had just come back from long term disability suffering from some kind of horrible respiratory illness. She was out for thr...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 16, 2009 11:48 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Wrongful termination.
My former employer accused me of cashing a check that was designated for fuel. I still have the uncashed check in my possesion. Also, I was fired because they said that I cashed the check. I also had ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 13, 2009 4:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Kansas

PLEASE HELP
I have been employed for 2 years with my employer, no vacation, no paid holidays, no benefits at all. I also work overtime for regular pay, and RARELY take a lunch! They are now telling me I have to c...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 9, 2009 11:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Singled out for paycut
My employer recently cut my pay from $11 to $9 an hour claiming that business was down and he cut my hours too. However even though he claimed that everybody was getting a pay cut, I found out that I ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 7, 2009 10:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Kansas

not sure what to do about a former employer bad mouthing me
my former employer let me go last month. i have been contacted by former clients telling me he is calling them threatening if they help me find another position ( not within their companies, just a ge...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 7, 2009 5:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

45% pay cut and reverse discrimination
My husband is a sales executive for a fairly large company. He has been paid a salary + commission for 4 years. Friday he was told because of a negative canvass of 2% he will no longer receive a salar...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 7, 2009 12:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Denied promotion due to pregnancy?
I am a college professor and last fall applied for tenure. When I met with my dean to discuss my application, she jokingly said that she didn�t recommend getting pregnant. The irony was that I plann...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 7, 2009 01:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Sorting through benefits / options when
04/06/09 - Thank you for the forum this website offers! My father was let go from his 42-yr position as salaried employee at age of 61 last week! He is reading a litany of info provided by company re ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 6, 2009 10:27 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania