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victim of accident at the work place
I am a school bus driver of 19 years. As a victim of school bus verses a pedestrian at the work place, no action was taken. I have notified my local union and employer in writing and verbally on numer...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 2, 2006 1:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Are pending criminal charges basis for not hiring?
Due to circumstances beyond my control, I was arrested in 2004 and charged with two felonies. They are still pending, largely in part because the state refuses to acknowledge that they have no evidenc...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 2, 2006 1:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Not getting payed overtime and threatend by manager not to contact state
About 6 months ago I started a job with a handshake stating at 30 days I would recieve a $3 raise and assistant manager status. After 3 weeks I became assistant manager but 6 months has passed without...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 31, 2005 1:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I am not getting paid
In October of this year I was hired as an independent contractor. My pay was supposed to be Net 15 from the date of my invoice. To date, I have not been paid all that is owed to me and they are now la...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 29, 2005 6:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Severance release signed, but no payment has been sent.
After being fired for a disagreement with my former employer, the HR manager asked me to sign a release agreement in exchange for 10 days severance. HR phoned me to say they received the contract and ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 24, 2005 6:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Promised Benefits
Despite the year long posting of our holiday payment schedule (we are only paid for Independence day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's), my boss has decided not to pay for Christmas or New Year'...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 21, 2005 02:06 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

retaliation
i filed a discrimination complaint against the worlds largets retailer in 1998. since then i have applyed for promotions and been passed over by less qualifed individuals. i have 15yrs with the compan...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 20, 2005 07:01 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

EEOC Investigation Appeal Review
On what authority, if any, may the EEOC's regional director give a Title VII charge/investigation further review, if requested by a charging party, once a dismissal letter has been sent to the chargin...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 19, 2005 10:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

job elimination notice
My husband received a Power Point presention with a new company structure(without names). He was told to apply for a new position without pay information. He has a 1 year no-compete for 1 year's salar...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 18, 2005 12:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Tennessee

Billable time & required time in the office?
My boyfriend recently took a job doing ITS, website management, and website design work. He was told he would be paid $10 an hour for the ITS/website managment stuff and $20 and hour for any of the de...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 17, 2005 11:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Tennessee