Questions answered by Randy Jay Harvey

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Can my supervisor consider a belligerent joke funny when he says "bend over for a bonus" or "this room is for white only" is th?

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

Your supervisor is not very bright. Racially charged jokes are not funny and can cost his company serious money. When an work environment allows...

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Proof of retaliation

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

First, you should report this conversation to HR and record the date time and who you reported it to. You should do it in writing and maintain a...

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How to get money back from former employer.

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

First, an employer cannot withhold money from your last pay check to pay for lost or broken equipment unless there was a prior written agreement...

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I had disability ins at job got let go after dr put me in test.had heart surgery ins co told me off mgr called for $ back no ins

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

You need to see an employment lawyer in your area right away. You can find one here on AVVO. It appears on its face that your employer terminated...

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I work at a gas station and got a hernia form working in the cooler. I'm 19 and its my first work and in in college, can i sue.

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

No. Your work related injury is covered by Workers Compensation Insurance. You can file a claim for Workers Compensation but cannot sue your...

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Would this be discrimination? What can I do about it? Can I sue?

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

Not liking you is a good enough reason, even if they needed one, not to hire you. Unless that dislike for you is based on some protected class you...

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Am I entitled to still get the job

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

In an at will employment state you can be fired for any reason or no reason provided it doesn't violate public policy or the law. If you are a...

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I receive unemployment from a company I work for but in jan2014 I was let go for shortages

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

Your employer cannot sue you for your unemployment benefits. They can however sue you for the shortages but a judgment against you would not...

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Repeatedly have been paid less than the hours you worked--salaried supposedly exempt employee, and docked outside the payperiod

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

Possibly. If you file a wage and hour claim against your employer and demonstrate to the UI department that you have been consistently shorted in...

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Possibly being denied unemployment.

Randy's answer | Answered on April 05, 2014

School employees are not generally entitled to unemployment for summer recess periods, Christmas vacations, spring break, etc., provided the...

Randy Jay Harvey's Answers (1766)

Can my supervisor consider a belligerent joke funny when he says "bend over for a bonus" or "this room is for white only" is th?

Proof of retaliation

How to get money back from former employer.

I had disability ins at job got let go after dr put me in test.had heart surgery ins co told me off mgr called for $ back no ins

I work at a gas station and got a hernia form working in the cooler. I'm 19 and its my first work and in in college, can i sue.

Would this be discrimination? What can I do about it? Can I sue?

Am I entitled to still get the job

I receive unemployment from a company I work for but in jan2014 I was let go for shortages

Repeatedly have been paid less than the hours you worked--salaried supposedly exempt employee, and docked outside the payperiod

Possibly being denied unemployment.