Can I hire an employment Attorney in TN to pursue legal action or do I need to hire someone in California, if I choose to?

You can hire whoever you want to represent you, but I would strongly suggest that you hire an attorney in California because California's...

What should I do if she kicks out my partner and grandmother because of this and do I have a case of discrimination?

This is not an easy question, given that this is senior housing. Depending on the type of senior housing (55+ or 62+), they can deny you living...

Can the company make deduction from my PTO even if I have worked more than 40 hours for the week and not count work from home.

It sounds like your employer is skating really close to violating the salary basis test. In order for you to be an exempt employee, you must be...

Now what do I do? Is this a case of failed due diligence on the part of the plaintiffs attorney?

Every single class action settlement, including in the Lyft case, has to undergo a two-step approval process. First, the Court takes an initial...

Is this feasible? Something that can be done? I don't want to waste my 5 years of employment by suing.

With $15,000 in damages, and a defendant who may not be able to pay it, suing may not be worth it. Best case scenario is that you hire an attorney...

Does my company have to pay me the full 5 days of unused vacation time?

It largely depends on how the vacation day benefits are accrued and how they vest. If your benefits vest prospectively (before they accrue), it...

Can an employer lawfully use someone's alcoholism or drug addiction as a basis of not offering them employment?

Probably. The rule on substance abuse is that recovering addicts are deemed disabled. So, as long as the addict is in the process of recovery...

There are two questions in one, here, but each with different responses. First, can an employer put cameras in the break room? And, as was pointed...

What, if anything, can do about this?

This is an interesting question, and one that leads to two different potential causes of action. First, K-Mart violated Labor Code section 1391 by...

Would there be attorney's fees in this situation?

Most wage claims are have single-sided attorneys' fees provisions in them, meaning that only the employee can recover reasonable attorneys' fees....