Can my old employer not give me my settlement for overtime and sue me for defemation over writing a book?

Settlements are always negotiable. It is not unusual for an employer to insist, as an essential term of a settlement that the employee do nothing...

Unless you have a contract which requires employers to schedule you to work a minimum number of hours, an employer has the legal right to schedule...

In California do I have to take a meal break?

As my colleague indicated, employers are legally required to provide its employees with a 30 minute meal break when the employee works more than 5...

My boss fired me over false information. i am not trying to get my job back. when i go to pick up my last check i want to bring

One possible outcome is you will find yourself in jail for committing the crime of extortion. Don't do it.

Can an interview legally ask me about the nature of my disability?

No, it is not legal to ask a job applicant about their disability. But you opened the door by volunteering the information that you were on...

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What happens if the lawyer obviously took your case to get his portion of the 15,000 limit on the policy & then tries to drop u?

This does not appear to be an employment related question so I will only answer, generally, that if you are not satisfied with the representation...

Can my plant manger ask me specific question about me being on disability with a broken foot and request me to ask my doctor sp

All your manager needs to know is whether you are fit for duty. If you have some physical limitations related to a disability, you should allow...

Unemployment Benefits

You are not required to sign any "termination paperwork". If you were fired, you were fired. There is nothing you have to sign, unless the employer...

Is it legal for a company to hire you as on call and still schedule you 40+ hours?

It sounds like a very poorly managed catering company. But it is not illegal. Employers have the right to assign its personnel to work schedules...

They put my son on " call" he is called in to work is there a minimum time he should get paid

Under California law, we have something called reporting time pay, which requires employers to pay an employee no less than 2 hours of wage when...