Within what time period must I claim due compensation for overtime/doubletime pay from my employer, a corporate retailer?

If you file a wage claim with the Department of Labor Standards Enforcement, you can go back three years. If you file a lawsuit in civil court,...

If an employee wants to work for 8 hours as a cook in a restaurant but does not want to take his unpaid breaks, what can he do?

Lunch breaks cannot generally be waived unless the nature of the employee's work makes it impractical to take a fully relieved break (i.e. a...

Yes, it's legal. Otherwise employers would be powerless to set schedules and regulate attendance.

My employer fired me, without trying to make reasonable accommodations for my 60 mile commute to work and 60 miles back home?

Unfortunately, the law in its present form does not require employers to "reasonably accommodate" an employee's child care obligations, and the...

This is unfortunate, but the law does not require doctors to render non-emergency medical services against their will. Service can be stopped at...

I was in a car accident, the lawyer that I retained made me feel like an idiot, did not answer questions, etc

You have not posed a question. It may be in your best interest to change attorneys but far more needs to be known about your case for anyone to...

I told my supervisor that I had mental health issues and I am on medical leave but I feel as though my supervisor is being nosey

The law protects an employee's right to medical privacy. Your employer can ask for proof that you are suffering from a disabling medical condition...

It could very well affect your chances if the company you applied to attempts to verify your dates of employment and finds out that the information...

Both the dealer and the friend have committed a serious form of fraud. This is not a breach of contract issue so much as a potential criminal issue.

Denied unemployment due to felony background, is there any recourse when conviction has nothing to do with job applied for.

Employers are free to consider felony convictions in determining who to hire. Keep trying to find work and don't lose hope. Good luck.