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My job tile was eliminated and my pay was cut, but I still do the exact same job and have documents that show the company I work for still referring to me by my old job tile? Is this legal?
My job tile was eliminated and my pay was cut, but I still do the exact same job and have documents that show the company I work for still referring to me by my old job tile? Is this legal?
1 answer  |  asked Feb 23, 2016 5:15 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

My offer letter states that my regular hourly shift is 7.5 hours but I worked 8, is that overtime?
In the past months (2) my boss extended to 8 hours with the promise of make it official soon. Now 2 months later he is coming to us saying that we are going back to 7.5 hours a day. My question is: ho...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 23, 2016 3:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I was placed at a lower level on a new pay schedule that was adopted by an Ohio county board. I had earned my way to a certain point on the old pay schedule (it took over 20 years to get there). When it was deemed that the old pay scheduled was below mark
I am a county employee in Ohio
1 answer  |  asked Feb 23, 2016 08:28 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I was offered a severance package to leave the company. So I accepted it voluntarily. However, they are telling potential employers that I was fired.
I was offered a severance package to leave the company. So I accepted it voluntarily. However, they are telling potential employers that I was fired. I was refused unemployment. When I found out what ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 22, 2016 2:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

In Ca. If I was hurt on the job. An OSHA recordable. Can they change my shift on me while on work restrictions?
I have a torn labrum in my left shoulder that happened at work. Job care has me on work restrictions. My reg shift is 9-1730. They(work) has complely changed my shift to a 1400-2230 shift. To reasonab...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 22, 2016 09:50 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Can my old employer get me fired bc of me suing them?
I work in Pa and recently quit my job to get a new one after 11 years. I was mandated to work overtime but was only paid straight time. I am thinking of starting a class action law suit against my for...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 20, 2016 11:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

My doctor wants write a request that I have a sit down position due to the neuropathy in my feet from chemo. We don't have any sitting position in the factory except for office positions so I'm worried they will fire me if I turn the written request in to
I had cancer in August of 2014 and have developed neuropathy in my feet from it. Since there's no cure for it my doctor wants to write a letter to my work requesting that I have a sit down job. My con...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2016 2:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I work in Florida and my employer is telling me I cannot take unpaid vacation. Is this allowed?
I work as an hourly employee where I accrue PTO at a rate of 1.5 hours a week. I want to accrue vacation to be able to have enough for a trip next year, 80 hours. I want to take two days unpaid now so...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 16, 2016 05:21 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

My position was terminated today , I was given a final paycheck minus the negative PTO I had . I am salary now , I was considered hourly when I originally went negative with vaca time. There was no written policy or a signature from me agreeing to lose th
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1 answer  |  asked Feb 12, 2016 3:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Rhode Island

How does unemployment compensation and severance payments work?
I will be receiving a 6 month severance package to be paid out every two weeks (company relocated and I did not). Do I need to file for unemployment starting that first week I am unemployed but collec...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 12, 2016 10:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio