Can my ex employer withhold my final pay check and bonus I earned if I refuse to sign a non compete. This is in Georgia.

If you already earned the final pay check and bonus, then your employer may not withhold those funds to force you to sign a non-compete. I...

1 yr employment contract - was fired. At Will. No fault of mine, am I entitled to the full year due to unusual circumstances?

An attorney would need to review your contract, and get clarification regarding your situation, in order to give you a careful evaluation. I would...

No, it's not legal. Your employer must pay you for your work. If your employer doesn't like the quality of your work, then it can coach you,...

I am classified as a manufacturing employee in my job, should I be paid overtime even though they consider me a salary employee?

Most employees are entitled to overtime unde the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), but there are some exemptions. An employment lawyer...

A Federal Contract is ending and I have been alerted by my employer that I am about to be laid off.

Have you applied for other open positions with the company and not been hired? If yes, do you have reason to believe that the company is not...

Is this legal or should we be getting 40 hours of overtime?

For overtime purposes, your employer must select a regular seven-day work week. Unless you are exempt from overtime (there are several...

Can an employer hold a payroll back for not signing a notice of disciplinary action.

You could file a claim for unpaid wages with the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development. I pasted a link to the applicable website page...

Can an employer revise a contract without your signature agreeing to the revisions?

Employers typically have broad discretion to manage their workforce and operations, including adjusting wages, commissions and other forms of...

I work for a company for 22 years and i was permanently laid off what are my rights

Advance notice of layoffs is required is only limited circumstances. Federal law requires some employers (depending on their size) to provide...

I was terminated but I didn’t officially know it until I received a letter in the mail 4 days later.

Typically, an employee's health insurance coverage will continue through the end of the month in which an employee is terminated. Also, a...