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Civil action v. individual and employer for sexual assault & negligence
You ask a complicated question. Cases like your are always very fact specific -- the claims will depend on your specific facts. If you have a claim for sexual harassment, you can pursue it two different ways in NJ. You can report it to the EEOC, and they will investigate it. If they can't reach a resolution for you, they will eventually release the claim, and you can then sue in Federal Court. Or you can sue directly in NJ State Court under the NJ Law Againts Discrimination. I don't know...
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Can a employer hold your paycheck
No. Your employer can not withhold your paycheck. The PA Wage Payment and Collection Law requires that the employer pay employees on the designated paydays. However, your employer could take other actions against you, such as suspending you without pay, or terminating you for failure to follow procedures. For that reason, I would make every attempt to get the log sheets done on time.
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Can my former employer hold my last pay check if i was fired?
No. Your employer can not just hold your paycheck. Such action is prohibited under the Fair Labor Standards Act. You can sue the employer in your local small claims court. If the employer believes you stole the money, they can counterclaim against you, or they could report you to the police, but either way, they're going to have to be able to prove that you stole it.
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My employer is threatening to fire me and withhold my last paycheck if I damage this overhead garage door at my workplace.
In general, if you reside in PA, the PA Wage Payment and Collection Law requires that employers pay ALL wages due to employees on the designated paydays. You are correct, -- the proper procedure would be to bill you for the damage, and if you don't pay, to sue you for the damage. But I am a little confused about your question -- it sounds like you are planning to damage the garage door, and if so, that could expose you to criminal as well as civil penalties.