I am currently wondering whether I should apply for Disability or Unemployment

If you are able to work, and your doctor will release you to work with some restrictions, you should consider returning to work with modifications....

Can my employer keep me from working (now for 1 week) after learning I have nerve damage? Or fire me?

If you have provided a doctor's note that states you are allowed to return to your job, that you can perform the necessary functions of your job,...

Can I recoup unpaid commissions?

The facts presented are a little confusing. It sounds as if there was 8K owed to you as a commission through work. Who withheld the 8k? The...

Does a man have to work 14-15 hours a day 6 days a week? He is a 60 year old cement truck driver.

If the employee has a medical certificate advising that he has limitations, the company must abide by those limitations, and attempt to make...

I work for a large company. My manager retaliates. Now I'm being threatened with false information. What are my rights?

Other than having a personality conflict with your supervisor (the two of you do not appear to get along), none of his actions appear to be illegal...

How does my husband get paid for work from a subcontractor who refuses to pay for services rendered?

If your husband was an employee of the subcontractor, he can file a claim with the Texas Workforce Commission, or seek the assistance of an...

During an interview process, can the employer administer a written questionnaire without informing that it is a test?

There is no legal requirement that every step of an interview process be disclosed, or that you be given advance notice of a written test in an...

The answer to this is complicated, and depends on what the compensation you are receiving is for. If, for instance, you are receiving wages for...

How Can more then 10 people Sue our ex employer for not getting pay for lunch brake?

Group actions against an employer can be handled either with each of you named in a suit (called a collective action), on behalf of yourselves and...

Can an older worker be terminated because of employment at will in Illinois

If you have been told you are being terminated because you are older, and that is sole the basis for your termination, that may rise to the level...