I got hurt at work and while out on workers comp my company laid me off. Can I collect unemployment after I get me settlement?
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Answered on September 14, 2012
If your company is not paying you wc, you can also try for uc at the same time as long as you can work in some capacity. However, if you are...
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Can a person who suffered a mental break down and was hospitalized for two weeks be fired because of a no show no call clause ?
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Were you eligible for Family and Medical Leave? You had to work 1250 hours in the previous year, and your Employer must employ 50 or more...
Can I severe my ties with an employment agency without losing my unemployment benefits?
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Answered on September 14, 2012
Under conventional principles of UC, no. You usually can't get UC if you quit. I am a PA lawyer. You need to consult a MD lawyer on this issue. ...
If my minor daughter was sexually harassed on the job and the company finds the other employee guilty can we sue them
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Answered on September 14, 2012
Not necessarily. You may be able to sue the employee. However, the Employer is not always subject to suit under federal law. If the Employer was...
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Is my company doing something illegal?
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Answered on September 14, 2012
Not sure what "billable" means. Are you a 1099 employee? Do you get paid by the hour with a W2? Are you salaried with a W2? It sounds like you...
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I recieve retaliation any time i attempt to discipline my employee, he is from the parent company i am from the subsidiary.
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Answered on September 14, 2012
If you are management, the claim sounds weak without more specifics. Why don't you fire or discipline him? What do you consider "retaliation"? ...
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If every single employee/unemployed person demanded to be on a contract what would happen?
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Answered on September 14, 2012
Depending on the nature of each contract, I think the average employee would have better protection against arbitrary action. The main fear now of...
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Employer has 1 employee, gas station clerk, shot while on duty, 1 month in hospital. employer did not pay medical bills
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Answered on September 14, 2012
I am not a lawyer in this state and my answer comes from general principles of when laws usually apply. However, if employee had health insurance,...
Is it Wrongful Termination if your employer fires you because you took three days off because you were sick with the stomach flu
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Answered on September 12, 2012
The only claim I see is an unemployment claim. Because you did not work there for a whole year, you are not eligible for Family and Medical Leave....
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I was terminated during my maternity leave, paperwork cited that it was due to FMLA running out.
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Answered on September 12, 2012
The Employer conduct here smells bad! It sounds like the Employer interfered with your FMLA and there may be a case of pregnancy discrimination. ...
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