Is it legal for an employer to use bullying and false accusation tactics on their employees?

Most employment is at-will, meaning an employer can terminate at any time for any reason. As such, anything short of termination, such as...

Can employer give Notice to cancel contract when Notice Period is not provided for in contract?

If a contract is for a specific term and provides for no notice period prior to termination, or does not specify when notice of termination may be...

Do these circumstances provide solid ground for legal action on my previous employer?

An employer in an at-will employment relationship with an employee does not have to have a "good reason" to terminate, or even any reason. Such an...

I have two questions regarding constructive discharge-

"Constructive discharge" is a term meaning that an employer caused such unfavorable or abusive working conditions that the employee had no...

I am a store manager who is salaried at 40 hours a week but am required to work a minimum of 45 hours a week.

If an employee qualifies as exempt from overtime law, such as by qualifying as an administrative, executive, professional employee under the law,...

If a salaried employee in Washington State can an employer require you to work over 40 hours a week ?

If an employee qualifies as exempt from overtime law, such as by qualifying as an administrative, executive, professional employee under the law,...

What is considered harrassment in the work place?

Harassment by itself is not illegal. Most employment is at-will, meaning the employer can terminate (or do anything short of termination) for any...

I was fired without cause and what can I do? do i need a lawyer? I'm broke and unemployed.

An employer who goes out of business often has no funds to recover for unpaid wages. It appears likely this employer is in that situation. An...

Unfortunately, the law does not protect against a bad boss. Absent a contract for a term of employment, the employment-at-will rule controls,...

Can an employer creating a new position choose to make it salaried or hourly at his/her discretion or is it regulated?

An employer is free to compensate its employees under any wage or salary structure it wants. No positions exist for which an employer must pay by...