What can I do about workplace favoritism?

Unless something is going on that you have not mentioned, you have no legal recourse. It is legal for your boss to treat you unfairly. And it's...

It depends on whether the employer performed the background check in-house or farmed the job out to an independent third-party vendor. If the...

Mr. Pedersen is correct. Many employees are surprised to learn that they can be disciplined, or even fired, for conduct they engage in while they...

After waiting for a background check that was not done right after 2weeks and getting hired can you get fired after a month

It depends on what you mean by "background check was not done correctly." (1) If what you mean is, "The employer farmed the background check out...

The US Department of Labor (DOL) takes that position that: "Employers are required to provide a reasonable amount of break time to express milk as...

Do employers have to abide by what their handbook says?

Although I have never seen your employee handbook, I can practically guarantee you that somewhere on the first two pages is a printed statement in...

If you got falsely accused in a workplace and lost your job over it and your girlfriend lost her job for just being a girlfriend

As I understand your question, two things are going on here: (1) Your boyfriend was falsely accused of misconduct and then fired; and (2) You...

My question is I was married for 22 years and I was on disability when we were married am I entitled to anything I need to know?

I'm going to recategorize your question under Divorce and Separation so that you can get a response from someone who has the proper...

15 years ago I received a summons and plead no contest I was sentenced to 2 years of non reporting probation. what about my ba

The fact that you were not fingerprinted will have no effect whatsoever on whether the conviction will appear on your background check. The fact...

If I sign a noncompete and its dated 01/01/18- 12/31/18 does that mean as of Jan 1 2019 I am free and clear?

The whole point of a noncompete agreement is to place restrictions on the employee that carry over after the end date of the employment...