When and how to write a grievance appeal and when to get a lawyer.

Whether or not your employer can legally retaliate against you for making the internal complaints that you made depends entirely on whether there...

What if I am salary and work over 40 hours a week, I am a Registered nurse and only get paid for 40 hours, nothing extra?

This is legal. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) gives most workers in the United States a legal right to get overtime pay for all of the...

Can they make me pay it back?

If your employer accidentally overpaid you, the money they overpaid you belongs to the employer, not to you. You must pay all of the money back. ...

Can a prospective employer retract job offer if I was offered the job pending the background check and drug screen?

It would be legal for the employer to withdraw its job offer on the basis of an old marijuana conviction. Almost all workers in the United...

If I'm 18 can I leave their house without permission?

If you are 18, you are an adult and can legally make your own decisions. Before you decide to get on that airplane, you should give serious...

Unless you are in one of a few occupations (e.g., airline pilot, bus driver, truck driver) where minimum rest breaks between shifts are mandated by...

As a corporate buyer - with millions of dollars in my control - is it illegal to buy products from my Uncle's company?

There is no law against this. Because buying products from a close relative's company creates an appearance of impropriety, you should check with...

What can I do about my job? Can I file for unemployment?

In order to be eligible for unemployment benefits, you have to be unemployed through no fault of your own. If you were fired for complaining about...

I work as an hourly housekeeper at a nursing home i am cap no more raises is thst against the law?

The only federal or state law that governs how much your employer must pay you is the minimum wage law. Under both federal and Kentucky state law,...

Why would the courthouse cancel a trial and set it two days later for pre trial oral argument in front of a different judge

It could mean any of a dozen things, none of which are likely to be "good" or "bad" from the defendant's perspective. Usually, it means that the...