If I was laid off in Oct 2013 while on FMLA leave, will I be able to claim SDI?

If you are unable to work due to medical reasons, you should be eligible for state disability. The complication that I see is that if you were...

If you give one employee a benefit, do you have to do the same for all?

Employees are free to negotiate for salary and benefits. Employers may agree to pay more to an employee they value more, or someone they may wish...

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Under investigation at work

If you work for a private employer and are not in a union, there are no due process rights, which means the employer can suspend you without having...

Is it illegal if my employer tells me to only wear trousers?

California has a law which prohibits employers from having a rule preventing women from wearing pants, with certain exceptions. There is no law...

I provided consulting services to the US Dpt of HHS last year, for which I have not been paid. How can I collect my payment?

Based on the facts stated in your post, it appears you will have to file a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Government, claiming it was your true...

No, there is no legal basis to sue an employer for exercising their legal right to contest unemployment benefits. They may be wrong in doing so but...

What should I say and NOT say at an Unemployment Hearing? I qualified for UI as per NY state law, but employer now contests.

I think you explained it pretty well in your post. I would just emphasize that you were the only person who your mother had to provide care for...

Can the parent company "transfer" you to a new location if you were "laid off" then hired at another of their locations?

I am not understanding what the concern is. Wouldn't it be better if you were transferred so there is no break in the length of service with the...

How do you know this person has not reported the wages on their tax returns? And how do you know there will not be consequences if the wages were...

Can forwarding a link via email to my coworkers that has some sexual overtones be grounds for sexual harassment?

Your actions do not appear to meet the legal definition of sexual harassment in the workplace. But that does not mean that someone may not have...