If this meeting is required, it must be compensated under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. If you are non-exempt and this meeting puts you...

Unless the employer was violating the Family Medical Leave Act (https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla) or Americans with Disabilities Act...

Please contact the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry on this matter as under laws passed in 2021, it can enforce her regular rate of pay...

Yes, this most likely is not lawful. You can report this to the US Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division and the VIrginia Department of...

If you quit, you will have a more difficult job collecting unemployment compensation. Please see my legal guide on this subject.

You should be paid no later than the next pay period. Depending on the laws governing your local government employer, you may be eligible for an...

I have placed your question under criminal defense where you are more likely to get an appropriate response.

I have changed your AVVO category to Immigration, criminal defense and imprisonment where you are more likely to get an appropriate response.

You are most likely out of luck. Never pay for such work before it is done. This sounds like a scam. Here is some information on reporting it: ...

I have placed your question under the workers compensation category where you are most likely to get an appropriate response.