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why would a business owner whose company failed not be eligible to receive unemployment?

Posted about 1 month ago in Employee Benefits Baltimore, MD

Michael Lee Mau
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Contributor Level 5

This will vary by state. In California for example, if a business owner is...
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If a company closes down, letting all employees go and files Chap. 7, can employees get paid for their accrued vacation time?

Posted 4 months ago in Employee Benefits Odenton, MD

Mark L Rosenberg
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Contributor Level 7

You should certainly consider filing a claim in the bankruptcy, if the accured...
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If an employer neglects to inform me of stopping health insurance am I liable for bills?

Posted 2 months ago in Employee Benefits Baltimore, MD

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I have a valid L1 visa. I have literally (2 days ago) applied for a change in status through my husband who is a US citizen

Posted about 1 month ago in Immigration Baltimore, MD

Stuart Jonas Reich
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Contributor Level 7

Actually, as long as you are in valid L-1 status, you don't need the Advance...
Maria Fuster Glinsmann
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Contributor Level 6

Yes. L-1 visa holders do not need to travel with advance parole. You can travel...
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What does "for cause" mean in an employment contract?

Posted about 1 month ago in Employment / Labor Rockville, MD

Lawrence J. Sherman
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Contributor Level 3

The easiest single source of finding the legal definition of "cause" is in...
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Thanks for response. Black's Dictionary does not provide a definition...
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I was just suspended from work for having a rash on my arm. I went to there company doctor and I can work no restrictions.

Posted 4 months ago in Employee Benefits Glen Burnie, MD

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If I am let go by my employer do to poor prafomance do they still have to pay me for the vacation that I have accrued ?

Posted 4 months ago in Employee Benefits Baltimore, MD

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how do i protect myself from debt collectors who does not accept my evidence that i don't owe them?

Posted 2 months ago in Debt Collection Takoma Park, MD

Paula Jeanette Mcgill
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Contributor Level 7

First, check your credit report. If the company reported you to the agencies,...
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What it the meaning for "AT WILL STATE"? Does that mean that the employer is free to do pretty much any thing to an employee?

Posted 4 months ago in Employment / Labor Rockville, MD

Lawrence J. Sherman
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Contributor Level 3

Maryland follows the common law, which assumes equality of bargaining power...
Mark L Rosenberg
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Contributor Level 7

Although Maryland is an "at will" employment state, an employer cannot...
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my father has been working at a company for 35 yrs he only has 5 more years until he retires,his work is keeping him out of work

Posted 5 months ago in Employee Benefits Baltimore, MD

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Does my employer have the right to view my private medical history & use it to get benefit quotes from a new insurance company?

Posted 5 months ago in Privacy Bethesda, MD

Paula Jeanette Mcgill
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Contributor Level 7

You take the risk of having your employer review the information if you hand it...
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If my health insurance has paid all of my medical expenses (ex. co-pay), is it necessary to file for WC?

Posted 6 months ago in Employee Benefits Baltimore, MD

Richard H Rizk
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Contributor Level 4

Your health insurance policy probably has an exclusion for work related...
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My employer is trying to make me quit so I cant reseve my unemplteement what can I do?

Posted 3 months ago in Discrimination Cambridge, MD

Herbert J Tan
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Contributor Level 7

You probably have to prove a constructive discharge in order to receive your...
Mark L Rosenberg
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Contributor Level 7

Maryland unemployment law may allow you to claim that the circumstances of your...
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should I sign a form that says I am responsible for all of the COBRA not the 35% the government has inacted.

Posted 6 months ago in Employee Benefits Columbia, MD

Patrick C. Haynes Jr.
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Contributor Level 4

Step 1. Reach out to your former employer and find out if they just sent out...
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COBRA, I need to find out about how much to pay for my COBRA, My former employer sent me a bill for $870.54. Not 35% of cos.

Posted 6 months ago in Employee Benefits Baltimore, MD

Patrick C. Haynes Jr.
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Contributor Level 4

Step 1. Reach out to your former employer and find out if they just sent out...
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Can I still get unemployment if i was wrongfully accused. but cannot show all proof against an audit

Posted 4 months ago in Wrongful Termination Baltimore, MD

Mark L Rosenberg
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Contributor Level 7

In Maryland, a denial of unemployment benefits can result from a finding of "...
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Can some employees be offered beneefits that others are not?

Posted 7 months ago in Employee Benefits Annapolis, MD

Alan James Brinkmeier
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Contributor Level 10

This is a matter that you should take to your teacher union representative....
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Lawsuit for vacation and severance pay from a shutdown company.

Posted 6 months ago in Employee Benefits Bethesda, MD

Mark L Rosenberg
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Contributor Level 7

You may be entitled to receive your accrued vacation time even if the company...
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Can an employer cut off a health insurance?

Posted 4 months ago in Employment / Labor Maryland

L. Maxwell Taylor
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Contributor Level 7

Assuming your health insurance was an employee benefit, when you were...
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What is the difference between an personal injury attorney and a workers' compensation attorney?

Posted 5 months ago in Workers Compensation Columbia, MD

Timothy James Kennedy
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Contributor Level 4

Most, if not all, states have Workers Compensation systems that prevent or...
Michael J. Helfand
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Contributor Level 7

If you are injured on the job, you should hire a workers' compensation attorney....
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