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I'm pregnant, and am an in home nurse for a disabled woman. She is firing me due to not lifting her anymore. Is it legal?
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Answered on January 23, 2014
I agree with Ms. McCall. Your employer has an obligation to provide reasonable accommodations that enable you to continue performing the core...
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Do I have legal standing in claiming I was discriminated against at work because of my gender?
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Answered on January 23, 2014
What are your damages? Without damages, you have no claim. If this gender preference is manifesting itself in other ways that are causing you...
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Where do I stand with unpaid wages?? Can I sue or only recourse is labor and industrial relations?
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Answered on January 23, 2014
It's unclear from your post whether you have a legal basis to sue for unpaid wages or wrongful termination. Assuming that you do, you absolutely...
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What can happen if...
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Answered on January 23, 2014
Intentional misclassification of an employee as an independent contractor is a crime. Paying an employee under the table is tax evasion (also a...
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Do I have a claim for harassment against previous employer?
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Answered on January 23, 2014
No law generally prohibits employers from being rude, disrespectful or mean. Such hostilities only become actionable if they relate directly to...
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What is this Command in violation of?
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Answered on January 23, 2014
I don't really see a question here. In any event, the conduct described in your post is not illegal.
Employment discrimination because not having a degree?
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Answered on January 23, 2014
A wise employer will see the value in experience, but no law compels them to. In the end, it's their business and they can evaluate qualifications...
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Job application, foul play and now seeks feedback on experience
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Answered on January 22, 2014
Piecing together the facts contained in your question and your response to one of the other attorneys, it sounds like you're saying you were denied...
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I was fired from a job of four years and the employer did not follow their own rules, no written warning), what can I do?
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Answered on January 22, 2014
Some of what you describe is illegal and some of it is not. Avvo is not an ideal forum for providing an exhaustive analysis of anyone's potential...
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Can an employer access a personal e-mail account
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Answered on January 22, 2014
First, you should NEVER assume that anything you do on a company-issued computer is private.
As far as your specific question is concerned,...
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