Does my employer have to pay me for the time missed during a mandatory fire evacuation drill?

If you are an exempt employee, you definitely should be paid for the time taken during a fire drill. I will soften my answer, if you are a...

Does this sound o. k. to you?

It appears this employer has misclassified its employees as independent contractors and found out you should really be employees. But to minimize...

CA worker with 20+ years at job terminated without notice after change in ownership. Is there a case for wrongful termination?

An attorney will have to review the employment contract before being able to offer a legal opinion. Taken at face value, it could be that the 30...

Am I entitled to waiting time penalty?

By law, an employer may be subject to a waiting-time penalty equivalent to a day's pay for every day the employer is late for willfully failing to...

Do I have a potential professional defamation case? DO I have a wrongful termination due to whistleblowing case?

If you can prove you were fired because you complained about unlawful practices or legitimate concerns about patient health or safety, you may be...

What do I do about an ex-worker lying about me after I was terminated?

In theory, if your ex-coworker made false statements of fact about you that placed you in a bad light to a third party, causing you quantifiable...

Looking for an attorney who would take my case on contengency.

As noted by my colleague, this is a question and answer forum. You should use the "Find a Lawyer" function on Avvo to locate attorneys in your...

Do I need to sign for a handbook after work 5 years at the same company? They want to do that after being sued by a coworker

If you are an "at-will" employee, as most employees are, you do not have a choice. Most likely, signing for it is nothing more than acknowledging...

I am not aware of anyone who has ever done a jurisdictional comparison of such laws. Much would depend on whether state or federal law (which...

Do I have a legal case? Long story cut short Degree as a requirement 4 position and I am working on my capstone (last class)

The manager could have used better discretion but what he did broke no law. Therefore, based on what you have posted, I see no case here.