Is it an unfair employment practice to threaten termination if a specific task is not completed?

Unless you have a contract securing your employment for a specific period of time, you are an at-will and can be fired at any time for any reason. ...

Do I need an employees' rights lawyer?

If you are a member of a union or other employee association, you need to speak with them immediately, both about the wage issue and the benefits. ...

If my previous employer did not sign the non-soliciataion and/or confiedntiality agreements, are they still valid?

If you signed them and accepted the consideration offered in return, meaning you took the job and accepted payment your work, then the agreement...

I am a salary employee & have a question

If you are an exempt employee, your employer cannot deduct for what is known as a "partial day absence." The fact that you are paid a salary,...

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Paid in full for services company has not returned to do the work.

Contact the Maryland Home Improvement Commission or the Police. If the contractor has a Maryland Home Improvement Contractor license, which is...

We have a candidate that quit after 2 days of work. We paid relocation and gave him a 10K sign on bonus.

Without a provision in the agreement about the employee agreeing to stay for a certain period of time or having to repay the signing bonus under...

As a seasonal employee, is it legal for me to be denied overtime after working over 100 hours on a bi-weekly schedule?

If you are exempt, your employer does not have to pay you overtime for hours in excess of 40 in any given week. However, if you are not exempt,...

It sounds like he meets the minimum requirements, as long as he is an employee and not an independent contractor. He would be entitled to up to 12...

How do I get my employer to pay me?

You could file suit in the General District Court for the County where you live. If you did the work, you are entitled to get paid.

I never filled out a W2 and my employer is withholding pay

Your employer cannot withhold your pay if you have actually shown up for work, despite not having provided the proper tax forms. I assume you mean...