Questions answered by Joel Efrem Cohen

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Can your previous employer pull the plug on unemployment benefits once the payments have begun?

Joel's answer | Answered on November 11, 2015

Speak with an attorney to discuss both issues. To answer your question on the SOL, 180 days under the TN Human Rights Act, and 300 days under the...

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What options do at will employees have when dealing with sexual harassment?

Joel's answer | Answered on November 11, 2015

I suggest you contact an attorney off-line to discuss your allegations and options.

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Employer is trying to fire me

Joel's answer | Answered on November 09, 2015

If you have evidence that the company is using the "greater pay" threats as a substitute (or pretext, to the the legal term) for age...

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Should I go to EEOC to file a claim for employee retaliation or hire an attorney to represent my case?

Joel's answer | Answered on November 04, 2015

It is up to you. If by the word "harassment" you mean racial, sexual, gender discrimination, pregnancy-related, disability, religious, national...

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My wife worked gor a company that did not pay overtime and he was not takin taxs out right and he was doin insurance fraud

Joel's answer | Answered on October 30, 2015

Contact an attorney off-line to discuss overtime and sexual harassment issues.

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Can I be suspended and possibly fired after I reported sexual harassment?

Joel's answer | Answered on October 29, 2015

I suggest you contact an attorney off-line to speak about retaliation issues, and what to do next. You want to be one step ahead of the employer....

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I am a federal law enforcement officer who has been subjected to various abuses by Atlanta management including wage theft, etc.

Joel's answer | Answered on October 29, 2015

You can contact an attorney to discuss these issues, and see if the Statute of Limitations hasn't yet expired on some of them to take action.

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Will it benefit me to use an audio recording to prove discrimination, defamation against my former employer in a civil suit?

Joel's answer | Answered on October 28, 2015

Depending upon what you have on tape, and depending upon whether you truly have a discrimination case, the recordings may aid your case. Given...

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Can I be terminated for not participating in ergonomics on my job?

Joel's answer | Answered on October 27, 2015

Provide your employer with a doctor's note that deals with your medical condition. You may have a disability. If the company were to fire you for...

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How can I determine or prove racial discrimination?

Joel's answer | Answered on October 27, 2015

Contact an attorney off-line to speak confidentially about how to best address this situation. I'm aware, for example, of four cases in Texas in...

Joel Efrem Cohen's Answers (2406)

Can your previous employer pull the plug on unemployment benefits once the payments have begun?

What options do at will employees have when dealing with sexual harassment?

Employer is trying to fire me

Should I go to EEOC to file a claim for employee retaliation or hire an attorney to represent my case?

My wife worked gor a company that did not pay overtime and he was not takin taxs out right and he was doin insurance fraud

Can I be suspended and possibly fired after I reported sexual harassment?

I am a federal law enforcement officer who has been subjected to various abuses by Atlanta management including wage theft, etc.

Will it benefit me to use an audio recording to prove discrimination, defamation against my former employer in a civil suit?

Can I be terminated for not participating in ergonomics on my job?

How can I determine or prove racial discrimination?