Can my employer avoid paying me overtime?

This is legal. Under federal law, your right to overtime pay kicks in when you have worked over 40 hours in a week, no matter how those hours are...

My employer has offered me a severance agreement. Does the following clause prevent me from filing for unemployment?

What you are agreeing to in that portion of the severance agreement is that you will not sue the employer in connection with anything that the...

Will new overtime laws for salaried employees effect pay for a standard 37.5 work week when I occasionally work 40 hours a week?

Your employer can legally limit you to a maximum of 40 hours of work a week. When the new salary rule for exempt EAP employees goes into effect...

Can a felony conviction (25yrs ago) be expunged in Virginia? Can I have my conviction sealed for employment purposes?

You cannot get this conviction expunged in Virginia. Expungement is available only to people who are actually innocent of the crimes for which...

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Can u take a company to court for firing me I did my job and was good at it she said I wasnt making sales

The attorneys who participate on AVVO are not permitted to use the Q&A section of the website to solicit or obtain clients. You can use the "Find...

What I do regarding breach in confidentiality?

The company was not legally obligated to keep this information confidential. If the company was intentionally lying and saying that you were...

Why was my brother denied a job?

The state of Maine does not have any laws that restrict an employer's use of criminal records in its hiring decisions. Many other states have...

Your claim would be for race discrimination, not nepotism. I do not practice law in Texas, but my understanding of the state anti-nepotism laws...

If a employer discriminates against an employee for reasons not related to a, protected class, is this called a legal loophole?

Its not a loophole; it's just plain legal conduct. California state law recognizes 17 protected classes, and it is illegal for an employer to...

Will i be able to sue for wrongful termination with no proper reason for it?

Unless something is going on that you haven't mentioned, the termination was legal. Virtually all employees in the United States are employed "at...