Questions answered by Elizabeth Tandy Foster

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I need help with a Department of Labor issue.

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 24, 2014

I don't know how it works in your state but here in nj you would have a right of appeal. please look it up on your state's unemployment insurance...

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Discrimination

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 24, 2014

you have not given us enough information to help you figure out if you have a claim or not. to understand whether you have a claim, we need to...

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For the past 12 years I have been a City employee - civil service protected. After refusing to sign a document, I was asked to

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 23, 2014

you need to talk to a lawyer who is familiar with civil service requirements in Georgia. This does not sound like it is legal to me, but most...

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Can an employee be disciplined twice?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 23, 2014

"Are they allowed to do this?" is a question that depends on whether your husband works under a union or other contract. I cannot answer that...

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Do I need a lawyer?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 21, 2014

I don't really understand your question. If you wish to challenge your termination as illegal, or if you wish to obtain unemployment benefits, you...

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2 months ago I was severed and the severance documents reference a non-compete signed 9 years ago. Can I accept the new job?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 21, 2014

This is a question that very likely requires you to consult individually with an attorney in your state. Contract interpretation is nuanced and...

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I would like to seek legal advise because I was misclassified by my employer as a independent contract and then fired.

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 20, 2014

It is illegal to pay you as an independent contractor if you should have been paid on a wage basis (w2 form). The NJ department of labor can help...

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I was recently fired while still on Light Duty at work. I was fired for going to the Emergency Room to prevent a stroke.

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 20, 2014

You have not give me enough information to let me know whether you were illegally treated. It is possible that your FMLA rights were violated if...

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Is this unfair work treatment?

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 20, 2014

Here is the rule for breaks, taken from the web: TENNESSEE WAGE REGULATION ACT Title 50-2-101 What is the law concerning payment of final...

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How strong is .y employment case? I will finish from below. They illegally took her blood,with no 's order, while she was out o

Elizabeth's answer | Answered on July 20, 2014

Your question is one that must be answered by an employment lawyer in florida and he or she will need more information than you provided in order...

Elizabeth Tandy Foster's Answers (3485)

I need help with a Department of Labor issue.

Discrimination

For the past 12 years I have been a City employee - civil service protected. After refusing to sign a document, I was asked to

Can an employee be disciplined twice?

Do I need a lawyer?

2 months ago I was severed and the severance documents reference a non-compete signed 9 years ago. Can I accept the new job?

I would like to seek legal advise because I was misclassified by my employer as a independent contract and then fired.

I was recently fired while still on Light Duty at work. I was fired for going to the Emergency Room to prevent a stroke.

Is this unfair work treatment?

How strong is .y employment case? I will finish from below. They illegally took her blood,with no 's order, while she was out o