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Is it legal to be compensated with regular hourly rate for both regular and overtime work in IT? What's considered overtime?
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Answered on February 06, 2015
The answer to your question turns on whether you're "exempt" from the overtime compensation requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. If you're...
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I feel i have a hostile work environment created by 1 of 3 directors. I feel discriminated micromanage it has effected me & son
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Answered on February 05, 2015
Your question is a little bit difficult to understand, and while it also seems to recite the legal "test" language for a "hostile work...
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Can a EEOC stop the employer from laying you off if a layoff is pending during a investigation?
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Answered on February 04, 2015
Kind of. What would likely happen is you would get laid off (or discharged), and then if the EEOC found evidence of discrimination (or other...
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My workplace has put me on leave without pay for a week due to a disagreement with a coworker during the weekend. Is this legal
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Answered on February 03, 2015
Unless you have a contract to the contrary (whether through a Union or otherwise), employees are generally "at will" and can be disciplined or...
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Was this a case of discrimination?
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Answered on February 02, 2015
It looks like the end of your question / background information got cut off.
Based on the information provided, I do not see any viable claims...
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Is there anything I can do?
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Answered on January 30, 2015
Absent an employment contract (whether through a union or otherwise), employees are "at will," meaning they can be discharged at any time for any...
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Is it legal for my supervisor to trash talk me with a coworker?
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Answered on January 29, 2015
I agree with my colleague's answer that "trash talk" or "picking on" you is generally "legal" (the law does not require anyone to be "nice,"...
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Do I need a Employment Attorney?
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Answered on January 28, 2015
The simplest answer is "yes, you need an employment attorney." You can't be fired for a disability (which is pretty broadly defined these days)....
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Do I need to sue for sexual harassment in the workplace?
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Answered on January 27, 2015
Contact a local labor/employment attorney to more fully review and assess your case.
Sexual harassment cases are incredibly fact-intensive and...
FLSA Time-Rounding Practices with Time-clocks in place?
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Answered on January 23, 2015
As you mention, rounding is permissible, but (as you suspected) it must be 'fair.' A rounding system that by design *only* rounds "against" the...
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