My boss is always angry, yelling curses and racial slurs to anyone and everyone, can/should I take legal action?

You should talk with a lawyer. Generally, sexual or racial harassment has to be both "severe" and "pervasive" and literally change the terms...

Am i an employee, or am I really an independent contractor?

I am an employment attorney in Rockville Maryland. It is not uncommon for an employer to "misclassify" an employee as an independent...

If you work for a company 28 years and are grandfathered in for time and a half pay for working Sundays can it be taking away at

If you work more than 40 hours a week and you are a non-exempt employee, you must be paid time and a half (1 and 1/2 times your regular rate). The...

Can my employer take money out of my check for tools?

Did you authorize it in writing? If not, it is not permitted. Even if authorized in writing, did it result in you being paid less than the...

How does a personal wage garnishment work for an employee operating as a single-member LLC?

Logically, if this was allowed then every judgment debtor/employee and their cooperative employer would do this. However, the law defines who is...

Employer forcing for $2500 agreement .He has stopped my salary now.What issues if I breach that agreement .

An employer of H-1B workers must always pay the prevailing wage. In addition, if you paid for your H-1B, that might have resulted in a wage/hour...

Is it legal for a restaurant in Maryland to make their employees pay for walkouts?

I am an attorney in Maryland and I have dealt with this very issue numerous times. In order for an employer to be able to pay you $3.63/hour...

What companies are except from federal and Maryland minimum wage and overtime laws?

That may be partly true under Federal law if your job does not have you working within "interstate commerce." However, Maryland overtime laws do...

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I was fired from my job of 4.5 years. I was never warned or written up. I was accused of stealing time from my employer.

Did you steal the time? The answer sort of depends on whether he can prove it. Howard B. Hoffman

I worker for my employer and now he will not pay me five missed check. Do I need a laywer to take him to court

I will assist you. A sizeable percentage of my practice involves unpaid wage claims. Howard B. Hoffman