Do I pay back sign-on bonus, I resigned after employer told me to resign or be fired?

If you could have contacted me first, I would have advised you to let them fire you. Employers pull the “resign or be fired” in order to con you...

What Benefits do I have if I get rehired by a company?

My colleague may have misspoke. You actually can go back and get a do over to get your sick leave when you quit. I actually just filed my first...

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I am an independent contractor for a dog walking business, can I request set days off or am I at the company's mercy?

I just finished an independent contractor reclass case. You are probably an employee under the law and as such you have rights. So my first...

Should i pursue legal action if i was fired from my job the day my son was born?

I just had a case with similar facts. I wouldn’t go FMLA, I would go Washington Family Leave act. Much more beneficial to employee. I would take...

Can an employer suspend a salaried employee without pay for an undetermined amount of time?

The previous lawyer answered this well. But I might advise you to file for unemployment. That will force their hand

Would a company be violating any law by having a portion of their staff be W2 while the rest are 1099?

There is almost no such thing as a 1099 employee in Washington from an employment law perspective. There is no choice about W2 or 1099 from an...

What do I do if I feel I was terminated without cause?

My colleague is right that you may be below minimum wage. Plus if you work over 40 hours you could get overtime. You also may have a case for...

Do Real Estate Owner/Developers+SubContractors allowed to exclude taxing employees or "independent contractors"?

I've handled many cases like this. Contractors pay this way to illegally avoid paying L&I insurance among other things. But since it's illegal,...

I was sexually harassed at work, but my employer didn't do much to the perpetrator.

These types of cases are very fact specific and impossible to definitively answer on s public forum. That being said, since you were moved shifts,...

There is nothing illegal per se to giving an envelope sealed paycheck to the girlfriend. But it is risky business. You leave the business...