I've been fired from my job as an IT Manager. If I feel it was unjust and done for political reasons, do I have legal recourse?

Unfortunately for many employees, nepotism is not illegal. An employer has a lot of freedom to hire and fire at will, and for no reason, or even...

I was fired on the 13th and normal pay are the 15th and last day of the month. should i have been paid my final paycheck on 15th

An employee who is discharged from employment shall be paid in full by no later than the date on which the employee regularly would have been paid...

If you can show that the reason your were fired is due to a good faith filing of a wage claim, then you would have a claim for retaliation. One...

How many hours in one week can an employer make you work?

Yes. So long as you are being paid overtime for all hours over 40 in one week, and you are over 18, this is legal.

Is it legal for an employer to withhold wages for missing a punch in/out?

Depending on your actual duties you could already have a wage claim under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) based on the way in which you are...

There's nothing illegal about the question, though technically there are rules against discriminating against you for your conviction or arrest...

Is it illegal for and workplace to fire you if you have a doctors note?

Depending on the size of your employer and how long you have worked for that employer, you could be entitled to Federal FMLA leave or Wisconsin...

Is my issue grounds for legal assitance?

This does not sound as though there is any legal claim based on what you have said. Unless there is a contract that states otherwise, California...

Ex-employer claiming that I was fired for misconduct even though time passed between them knowing about it and doing anything

Employers are not like the government, they do not have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that misconduct took place to terminate an employee. In...

My husband was fired I'm wondering if there's anything we can do?

I agree with Mr. Byrnes. One has to wonder at the timing of this termination when it takes place immediately after taking time off to care for a...