Can I force company to pay for overtime?

Since the employer considers you a non-exempt (hourly) employee, you are certainly entitled to be paid overtime premiums for all hours worked in...

What should i do?

Answering your question about what you should do, first, is to get out of there as quickly as it takes you to find another job. Almost everything...

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Is it discrimination for a private Christian university to terminate a theology professor for coming out as a trangender?

While it is true that private businesses and universities are subject to anti-discrimination laws, churches are not. By extension, religious based...

Can I file for unemployment or keep my job?

For now, do your job to the best of your ability and show your new employer you are worth keeping. Make it difficult for them to let you go by...

Does an employer in Calif. owe 2 weeks pay if he fires a full time nanny?

Employees must be paid for all hours worked. If you are asking whether an employer must pay 2 weeks in lieu of notice or as a form of severance,...

What are legal rights as an employee?

As I mentioned in my response to your prior question, there must be a connection between your disability leave and your demotion. Employers may not...

I've collected unemployment benefits for 8 months in California while working full time in Nevada.

No one can predict what the EDD will do when it learns you have been receiving benefits by fraudulent means. However, its primary responsibility is...

Can I take legal action for being made to do work I am restricted from?

It is premature to consider legal action. The focus should be on how to address the issues you raise, with your employer, in a proper manner. You...

Do I need an attorney? My employer demoted me from manager to supervisor.

An attorney cannot help you with the fact that you were demoted because of a poor job performance evaluation. If you have evidence that the reason...

Final Pay Penalty Complication not paid

According to California law, employers must pay an employee all earned wages (which includes accrued vacation pay) on their last day of employment...