From your post, it is questionable whether you are an employee or an independent contractor. It is important to locate the reason for...

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Under unemployment compensation statutes, employers have a motive to lie because if they do not contest unemployment claims, they run the risk of...

I am an owner of a business just starting in Virginia and previously held a full time job.

Unfortunately no. Please see my guide on this;" Virginia Unemployment Compensation Recipients; Do Not Engage in Temporary Self-Employment." The...

I was working as a Property manager at some motel and was fired without any cause and asked for to leave the property right away

I strongly suggest that you make an appointment with your local legal aid/legal services for an evaluation of your situation. If you qualify for...

Are there any legal limits to the number of days an employer can make you work in a row or hours in a week?

I am assuming you do not have a valid employment contract limiting the number of hours that you work. If you meet all the requirements of an exempt...

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My employer called a potential future employer and told him not to hire me because I am giving away prices to competitors. liar

Virginia Code § 40.1-27 Preventing employment by others of former employee, provides: "No person doing business in the Commonwealth, or any...

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, no. However, if you are found guilty, the employer can get a court order to garnish your wages....

2 weeks ago my bosses told me they received a customer complaint on me and I had to wait at home with no pay waiting for answer

Unless you can show that the employer is (1) breaching a union contract or a personal employer contract or that its action is based on (2)...

This is a curious situation because for some reason based on the facts given the employer is shorting you by ~$1. I would contact the US...

On going investigation for the past month on a policy that I did not was in force. Terminated me on it, but all do it

Unfortunately, unless the employer terminated you in violation of a union or personal employment contract or based the action on a prohibitive...