Do I need an employment law attorney?

You may need a wage and hour attorney but the first step you should take is to make a complaint of unpaid wages with the North Carolina Department...

Can someone be forced to clock out of work but be made to stay there until they want them to return to work.

The treatment of "waiting time" as "hours worked" under federal and state wage and hour law is complicated. The critical fact is whether he is...

I was told by my employer to not assign employee's to certain assignments based on their race (African Americans).

Your question does not indicate whether you were terminated from your position or not. If you were discharged from the job due to your resistance...

Labor law - Regarding filing a complaint against a social worker and the Board trying to protect him in a settlement agreement

If you already have an attorney representing you (as your question seems to imply), then you should be consulting with your own attorney about this...

Is this even legal for my previous employer to do?

This sounds very unusual. You should be concerned that this is a potential scam. You should take the letter to your local law enforcement agency....

Is it illegal for a company working a government contract to not hire someone they don't like as a person?

So long as that personal dislike is not based on your race, creed, color, national origin, sex, age, disability, or veteran status, or on some...

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What can I do about being discriminated at work place?

You may be able to pursue a claim for national origin discrimination because an “English-only rule”, which requires employees to speak only English...

My boss pulled me in office stating my walking slow irritates him, I feel intimated because he's singling me out. watching me

The legal issue that you need to explore with an experienced employment attorney is, why is he treating you that way. If he is treating you...

I need to answser a civil action by 11-10-2013. Can I get a continuance?

If you are correct that the deadline date to answer is 11-10-2013, then your actual deadline is tomorrow, because the computation of time allowed,...

I am female and applied for known male position and was not given a interview because of my gender. Do I have a claim?

You may have a claim for sex discrimination. If the company has a pattern and practice of excluding women from certain positions, that would...