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Employer refused to accommodate disability, fired me, now threatens libel suit for true emails criticizing them without names
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Answered on October 27, 2013
You may very well have a case worth pursuing, but more facts needs to be known. Consult with a local employment law attorney immediately.
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If an employee files a sexual harassment complaint and withdraws it, are they still protected from retaliation?
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Answered on October 27, 2013
Yes, provided the complaint was initially brought in good faith, as the other responders have noted.
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Can I sue my employer for firing me over the intercom for the whole company to hear, I was mortified!
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Answered on October 27, 2013
There would not typically be any legal claim on the basis of the facts you have described. I am sorry.
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Can an employer in CA legally withhold from paying you your accrued PTO hours if you quit without giving 2 weeks?
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Answered on October 26, 2013
Absolutely not. Your accrued PTO is a "wage earned" and as such must be paid immediately upon separation of employment if you gave notice of your...
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Is it sexual harassment when an employer calls my husband and/or ex boyfriends and solicits them for sex?
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Answered on October 26, 2013
No, this is not sexual harassment, though it is highly inappropriate behavior that should motivate you to find another salon as soon as possible. ...
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How detrimental is obtaining a new job with wrongfully termination of sexual harassment? Is reason for termination required?
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Answered on October 26, 2013
If you were fired for sexual harassment and you are an at-will employee, you will be wasting your money by hiring an attorney to fight the...
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Where do I stand for interviewer racial comments leading not being hired? Employment lawyer?
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Answered on October 25, 2013
I agree with the other responders that refusing to hire you on the basis of race would be unlawful and that race may very well have been the reason...
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I feel unsafe
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Answered on October 25, 2013
I agree with the other responders that this is extremely troubling behavior on the part of your employer. You should want no part in it and should...
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About to submit to the court damages for future loss earnings. Is there a limit? what is the limit?
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Answered on October 25, 2013
This is a highly fact-specific question, but I can note a couple general legal principles which you may find helpful. First, courts do not permit...
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Possible reassignment to desk duties job due to work injury, must employer comply?
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Answered on October 25, 2013
The answer is "maybe." Employees are not entitled to the reasonable accommodation they want, only a reasonable accommodation which enables them to...
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