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Does
I'm over 40. Is it age descrimination if a prospective employer won't hire me because I'm "over qualified?"
1 answer  |  asked Jan 12, 2006 5:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Wrongful
I was laid off after 6+ years of employment by a man who's construction business was in trouble when I was hired. I helped him increase sales from $1M+ to $3M+ in the first two years. I was always giv...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2006 1:57 PM [EST]  |  applies to Colorado

clocking out for lunch
I work for a corp, (LLC)that has several branches in several states. The headquarters, or corp. offices are in TN. There are only 2 employees in each office. We work M-S, alternating weekends and 1 da...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 8, 2006 9:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Tennessee

Union's lack of assistance in
In Dec. 2004, I won a favorable "make whole" arbitration ruling against a San Francisco Bay Area municipality. Within weeks after the ruling, and prior to my reinstatement, the municipality's and Unio...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 8, 2006 8:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Workers Comp Filed and then Blackballed
Hi, I work as a property manager, managing homeowner associations, and was in a car accident on my way home from a meeting one night. I immediatly called my supervisor and left a message on her voice ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 8, 2006 7:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Who's shift is it?
I asked a co-worker if he could work my shift the next day, upon his agreement, we aproached our manager for his approval(Company Policy). Unfortunately, I did not return home until late the next even...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 8, 2006 09:46 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Gender discrimination and retaliation?
I worked as a department supervisor for a large retail company for 8 years. I worked very hard earning excellent reviews. I became a procedural specialist and was asked by district managers to help ot...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 6, 2006 4:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Non-Compete Agreement
Last summer I and two coworkers left our previous employer because he was going to sell his business to some other people. The three of us did not feel comfortable with the sale, so we left the compan...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 6, 2006 2:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Pregnancy discrimination, Arizona
Yesterday, at 33 weeks pregnant and after over 19 months with my company, my employer brought me into his office and terminated my employment effective immediately. He stated that he was going to take...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 4, 2006 6:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Having it both ways....
I am a teacher for a local community college vocational school. I am salaried, and exempt. I rarely work less than 55 hours per week, and some weeks have worked in excess of 70 hours. My employer has ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 3, 2006 1:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona