Yes, the employer can lay you off then hire other people. However, if the employer laid you off or refused to put you back to work for an unlawful...

Can my job change my pay rate to a job I'm not assigned to that I'm not doing and change my pay from another shift to something

Your employer must pay you minimum wage (currently $7.25 per hour in NC). Your employer can pay you less than $7.25 per hour if you are in a...

Your employer can change your pay in writing at any time (as long as it keeps you above minimum wage or the weekly salary requirement for exempt...

What should/ can I do?

Unfortunately, North Carolina is an employment-at-will state where employees can be fired for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all. Title...

Yes. North Carolina is an employment-at-will state where an employee can be terminated for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all. I usually...

Can i sue my employer if a coworker made a derogatory statement about myself and another coworker followed by a smack on my butt

It depends. If the derogatory statement, coupled with the slap on the butt, amounts to unlawful harassment, then you may be able to sue the...

Fined for not having workers comp on 1099 workers that were retroactively changed to W2 by auditor.

Yes. You definitely need to have an attorney. You will have to appear at a hearing before the Industrial Commission. There may be some defenses you...

Would I be in violation of an agreement if the action happened before signing?

Get an employment attorney to review the agreement before you sign.

Hostile environment is a form of unlawful harassment. In North Carolina, harassment is unlawful only if it is directed to you on the basis of race,...

There is almost never a benefit to requesting a right-to-sue early unless you have an attorney and are ready to immediately move to litigation or...