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I've been promoted in my company and have been changed from hourly to salary. My gross pay was cut. Is this legal?
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Answered on June 11, 2015
Sorry, but that may be why you got a "promotion." Someone did the math. In California, the current minimum wage is $9 per hour, going to $10 in...
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My question is that is what the manager had did considered electronic eavesdropping?
And that is this legal or illegal?
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Answered on June 11, 2015
The answer to this question depends on a number of facts that are not included. If the manager is using to eavesdrop on private meetings,...
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My salary was recently terminated by my employer without notice and because my tax status was changed last year to independent
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Answered on June 10, 2015
If you are under their total control, as you say, then you are still an employee, and the company is violating the law in several ways by treating...
Is it illegal to be harassed, accosted, physically and verbally abused, and bullied at your workplace?
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Answered on June 10, 2015
The short answer is , Yes. You have a right not to be harassed etc. because of your national origin or religion. You also have a right not to be...
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Could i sue if my Manager tells me I'm to damn lazy and go home two hours into my shift.
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Answered on June 10, 2015
Your workplace sounds pretty bad and you need to look for a new job, but unless they have singled you out because of a legally protected status, it...
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Is this illegal?
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Answered on June 02, 2015
My short answer is that if you are under their control, you are working. Even if you are just waiting. If you are working, you ought be paid. If...
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Unsure of my FLSA exempt status Must I meet all three requirements?
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Answered on May 20, 2015
If you are not paid a salary, but hourly, then you are not "exempt." You should be paid overtime, when you work over 40 hours in week. I am not...
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Epilepsy at work
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Answered on March 25, 2015
This appears to be a case of disability discrimination. We don't know enough to have a strong opinion, because some facts might justify the...
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Was my position given away illegally? Can I get my job back?
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Answered on March 25, 2015
If you were told that you could revoke the resignation, and then tried to do so, within the time, then they had an obligation to let you rescind...
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Attorney's exclusion from proceedings.
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Answered on January 28, 2015
If the attorney was hired to represent you, then you were the client, whether you pid him or not. If you were the client, the attorney has a duty...
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