Florida is an "at-will" employment state. Accordingly, you had the right to quit at anytime (without providing notice) and your employer had the...

Job search with felony conviction

Let me add that federal law does not limit the amount of time that a background check may include a conviction. In other words, there is no federal...

How far back can potential employers search on criminal background checks?

Under federal law, background checks can report criminal convictions indefinitely. Some states have stricter requirements, so you should check with...

Is it a crime if the recording party resides in and makes the recording in a state that does not prohibit this?

You are correct that Utah is a one-party state. You are also correct that California is a two-party state. In Kearney v. Salomon Smith Barney Inc.,...

Can a company fire you with no explanation

Mississippi is an "at-will" employment state, meaning your employer can fire you for any reason or no reason. Likewise, you can quit for any reason...

Does an employer have the right to withhold your check for two weeks because you didn't give two weeks notice?

I'll add $0.02 although I am not licensed in New York and am not intimately familiar with New York's wage and hour laws. But in some states,...

Speaking generally, the answer to your question is yes. An employer can push a payday back to the next business day if it falls on a Saturday or...

Is it legal for a co to only fir the emplys returning from FMLA & tell them to sign a doc stating wont sue to get severance pay?

There are two answers to your question. First, as a general matter, it sounds like your company may be retaliating against employees who took...

Does a no-compete clause hold up in utah when other job opporunity within company are not available

Although Utah courts (like all other courts) are skeptical of non-compete agreements, Utah courts will enforce a "restrictive covenant" such as a...

I was summoned for a pretrial conference, but I am not going to be In town. Do I need to reply to the court by writing?

While I agree with the answers from above, I think there is another alternative. Generally, lawyers are reasonable. In many states, there are rules...