New management forcing new job title, training ,& license for that position,sign a paper for time to achieve this or resign

Could be an age discrimination claim. Are the new requirements being applied only against the older employees? Could also be constructive...

In Washington State is there a law that require an employee to take lunch is a designated area

Your employer is correct. In Washington, there are regulations regarding mandatory meal periods. For instance, when you work more than 5 hours...

Learning how to do legal research of case law in state of Washington in the area of labor law for employee/employer disputes.

I agree with the previous attorney. UW Law School is free, but sort of hard for a beginner to orient themself. Seattle University Law School...

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Can you file a motion to Vacate and a Motion to Reconsider together. Oral Ruling was 8/31 and entry of orders was 9/20

You can always move for reconsideration on previous rulings. Just don't do so too long after the fact. My advice would be to clearly state...

My boss took me and a co-worker into a room & accused us of having a physical relations. What can I do?

You could have a "hostile work environment" claim. This is a high bar - the behavior needs to be extreme from your viewpoint as well as from an...

My employer paid me a commision and wrote "repayment for software" on the checks. He now contends that he owns the software.

Need more clarity. Did you author the software, or license it? When you licensed or authored it, were you working for this employer and did you...

Can a contract be further clarified by email responses and equally be enforced as part of the signed contract?

Washington law is favorable to email clarifications of a relatively ambiguous contract term. Chances are the contract used contained an...

I believe my last employers reference is preventing me from getting another job as a nurse. I did nothing wrong, lost my home an

Depending on what the former employer is saying you may have a claim for defamation or interference with prospective economic advantage. This...

My husband's unemployment was denied

Under Montana Code 39-51-2302, your husband in disqualified from receiving unemployment because he voluntarily quit. However, there is a few...

Getting personal things from a apartment that my name is not on the lease

Technically he's stealing her property. Your friend could call the cops or file a small claims suit - both of which would be very messy and quite...