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Discrimination/Retalation
I was recently involved in a racial discrimination investgation. A supervisor told me that her suborinate was "riding me" (harrasing me) because of the color of my skin. The company launched an intern...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2001 5:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Denied Employability
I worked for a technology consulting company. While going through financial difficulty, the owner/president decreed that all staff, effect the payroll lady, would now be on straight commission. I star...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 12, 2001 5:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to Alabama

At Will Employment and No Notification of Firing
I am a waitress in Ohio and had an argument with my boss about his sister-in-law and her favoritism techniques in doing our schedules and gossiping to other employees. I was, subsequently, taken off t...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 12, 2001 12:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

retaliation because of winning grievence, ie violations of FMLA rights, and malishes harasment.
the retaliation against me has caused a breakdown. What can I do, and what steps do I take.
1 answer  |  asked Jul 11, 2001 2:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Replaced with Younger employee
About 2 months ago my company hired a Field applications Engineer for the west cost . Since this was also my title, I asked my supervisor if he really thought that we needed two FAE''s on the west coa...
4 answers  |  asked Jul 11, 2001 1:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Relocated and can't return to the old job.
I was relocated to a foreign country three years ago by my old boss. Although he didn't give me a written promise to hire me back, he did tell me verbally that I could come back after a few years afte...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 11, 2001 12:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

HELP
What is the procedures for settling a race discrimination/retailiatin lawsuit? If the attorney tells you the amount of the settlement, shouldn't he also provide copies of ALL documentation pretaining ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 10, 2001 9:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

No break given in ten hours results in hospital stay.
I have been made to work by my employer for up to ten hours with no break given. Two weeks ago this resulted in my ending up in the hospital with severe asthmatic bronchitis that was going into pneumo...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 9, 2001 4:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Violation of rights/false reporting to State agency
I am an RN in the state of Tx. My former employer (private home health business) reported false information to the Board of Nurse examiners. I was forced to surrender my license and was unable to be r...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 6, 2001 12:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Denied the option of using intermittent leave that would have assisted me better.
I was approved for FMLA leave to care for my mother who had been diagnosed with Alzheimer/Dementia. She also suffered from rhematoid athritis. I requested Intermitted leave (reduced schedule) but was ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 4, 2001 09:33 AM [EST]  |  applies to Maryland