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Moonlighting
- Can a company restrict employees from working a second job?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Generally speaking, the answer is yes. There is no law in Washington that ...
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Many employers list in their handbooks that outside employment is either ...
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Digital Evidence
- Can a digital time stamp be used as legal evidence?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Lawyer's answer:
The short answer is YES!
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Customer's answer:
Unfortunately, the answer is Yes and maybe. A digital time stamp may be used ...
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Partner Benefits
- Can an employer exclude heterosexuals from domestic partner benefits (healthcare) in the state of Washington?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Some employers that offer domestic partner benefits restrict those benefits to ...
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Following up on the last, quality, post -- opposite-sex domestic partnership ...
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Competitive Employment
- Can I be sued for changing employment from one company to another in the same industry?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Your prior employer may be able to restrict your competitive activities if you ...
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If there is no contract that you have with the company that limits your doing ...
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HIPA law clarification
- My workmans compensation case manager wants to acompany me to my next doctor visit. Is this legal?
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Posted 9 months ago in Workers Compensation.
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In Mass law, when a workers' compensation insurance company assigns a nurse ...
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It is "legal" in the sense that it is allowed to occur and it happens quite ...
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Disabled employee work requirements
- Under California law, is an employer mandated to provide specific lunch/rest breaks to a disabled worker?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Employees with disabilities are covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act ...
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It depends on the disability but employers of certain size are required to ...
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Non-compete agreement
- What's a reasonable duration for a non-competition agreement?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Your prior employer may be able to restrict your competitive activities if you ...
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The requirements and hurdles for legal enforcement of non-competition covenants ...
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Background check
- Is it legal for me to use search software to check the backgrounds history of my employee?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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This question is difficult to answer because it does not specify what type of "...
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Lawyer's answer:
It's a good question, and a controversial one. Currently, the buzzword is that ...
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Employment probation
- Can an employer establish different probation periods for various new employees?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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For public agency employees, standard probationary periods are frequently set ...
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It may also depend on whether there is a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) ...
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Job reference issues
- My past employer is providing false and nasty job references. Is there anything I can do to limit him to verifying that I worked at ...
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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There are no administrative agencies that will accept your complaint so you ...
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I would have a lawyer write them a letter stating that they are preventing you ...
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Dress/piercings code
- My employer has informed me that I cannot wear my facial piercings at work. The policy is new and I was told to comply or that I ...
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Yes. Recent court cases including recently a Costco case, Courts have long ...
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Lawyer's answer:
Yes. Employment is “at will” meaning either party can walk away from the ...
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Severence
- If I am terminated for no cause, should I get severance pay?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Whether your are eligible for severance pay will depend on (a) whether there is ...
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Lawyer's answer:
Severance entitlement is based on contracts. If it is in your employment ...
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Unemployment Insurance
- Will I lose my unemployment insurance benefits if I refuse a job when offered?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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You do not have to look for or accept work that is not suitable. Work is not ...
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If you turn down a job that you reasonable should have taken, then you can ...
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Is teasing harassment
- Is teasing someone by calling them a pet name (like sparky) considered harassment?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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To determine whether harassment is such that it affects the conditions of ...
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Harassment is generally illegal if it is racial, sexual or based on a protected ...
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Sexual harassment
- I had a consenaul relationship with a fellow employee that was harassing me. Can I still file a harassment claim?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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First, by way of background, federal and Washington State law prohibit ...
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Lawyer's answer:
If it was 100% consensual, you probably do not have a sexual harassment claim.
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Small business liability for harassment claim
- As an employer (I have a small business) am I liable for harassment by my managers?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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An employer can be held liable for sexual harassment only if the conduct at ...
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Lawyer's answer:
A good resource for small businesses for these types of questions is www.eeoc.gov
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Harassment
- If I only said something once and didn't persist, can a single incident be considered harassment?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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To determine whether a work environment is sufficiently hostile or abusive to ...
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Yes, depending on the statement and who was present. If it was offensive to ...
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Barista - sexual harassment
- I am a barista for a coffee shop and my employer wants me to dress sexy to improve business. Is that sexual harassment?
Washington.
Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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The answer depends on the business and all the circumstances. See the article ...
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Whether or not that constitutes "sexual harassment" will depend on a number of ...
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Sleeping his way to the top
- My co-worker is having affair with our boss. Can I take action against my employer for favoritism due to their relationship?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Your boss cannot base employee benefits on who is sleeping with him. I would ...
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Maybe. Not all type of sexual favoritism violate Title VII. The EEOC takes ...
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Harassment prevention
- Should I hire an attorney to help my company avoid sexual harassment complaints?
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Posted 9 months ago in Employment / Labor.
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Whether you hire an attorney or a consultant, it would be wise to review your ...
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Lawyer's answer:
It is a good idea to confer with either an attorney or workplace consultant to ...
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