If you are truly exempt, then you are owed a salary regardless of the hours you worked and the fact that they are changing your hours is probably...

Can I be terminated while waiting to be heard by the court for disability

To hard to answer your question from the facts given. As the other attorney correctly recommended, get an attorney. many of us will provide a free...

Can your employer prevent you from applying for jobs when you signed an EEOC settlement agreement agreeing to such terms?

I believe the EEOC's position is that such clauses are not enforceable, and that it can be retaliatory if you are not rehired based on one of these...

Offer and Acceptance Employment

Unless you signed something with the consulting firm, agreed to a specific term of employment, or you have some other obligations to the consulting...

I had told my managers a year in advance that i would need to take an unpaid leave for 3 months in 2013.(employee rights)

Generally, there is no right to unpaid leave in the circumstances you describe. However, if the company gives other employees leave in similar...

My boss is only paying me half-pay and we never wrote a contract for it. Is this illegal?

Hard to say without knowing more, but as long as you are getting at least minimum wage and (if you are not exempt) overtime, and you didn't have a...

Were my FMLA reinstatement rights violated ? If so what do I do next ?

Under the FMLA, upon your return from leave, you must be restored to your original job, or to an "equivalent" job, which means a job virtually...

Is there a type of lawsuit I can file against my ex employer for terminating me for falsified and unjust reasoning?

So sorry to hear about what happened to you. Defamation is always a possibility in these cases, but they are difficult to win (although not...

Am I truly an Independent Contractor?

Can't give you a definitive answer without meeting you and discussing the facts, but it sure sounds like you are an employee and not an independent...

I just quit my job. Can my employer refuse to allow me to collect unemployment?

Employers cannot refuse to allow you to collect unemployment. They can protest your claim, but it is up to the state to determine whether you are...