Can I negotiate a better severance package?

Your employer is not legally required to offer you anything at all in the way of a severance package. Your legal entitlement to 18 months of...

Is my employer breaking the law?

Unless something is going on that you have not mentioned, your employer has acted legally. The general rule is that an employer has the legal...

North Dakota Laws Pertaining to Weapon carrying on a private or public business

What the statute says, in essence, is that your employer cannot fire you for having a firearm in your vehicle, as long as you keep the firearm...

Can my employer decide not to pay me if she thinks she sees me sleeping?

Your manager cannot legally dock your pay for this. She cannot refuse to pay you for the shift that you worked. She cannot refuse to pay you for...

How much is minimum wage in Los Angeles California?

If you work at an independently owned franchise, your employer is the franchisee, not the larger company. If the franchisee has fewer than 26...

If you're out of FMLA, you're out of FMLA. Sometimes employees who have run out of FMLA can take use the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)...

Can I file a lawsuit for a non-work related suspension?

This is legal. There is nothing in North Carolina law that would give you any legal protection against being suspended, or even fired, for...

Under what circumstances may an employer use hidden cameras in the workplace to monitor its employees?

As long as the cameras are recording video only, your employer can legally place them in the corners of rooms and the end of hallways without...

You cannot sue a cable provider for emotional distress. A claim for the tort of Negligent Infliction of Serious Emotional Distress (NISED) can be...

As an employer how can I seek confirmation of medical consultation when it is suspected that an employee has forged documents?

(1) Get a lawyer. (2) Document the heck out of everything. (3) Send the employee for an Independent Medical Evaluation. When you have an...