Questions answered by Susan A. Wuchinich

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How much overtime can an employer tell an exempt person they have to work when it isn't mentioned in your offer letter?

Susan's answer | Answered on July 08, 2013

Any amount that it wants --- unless you have a valid employment contract which specified the amount of OT you can be made to work.

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I feel I may have been wrongfully terminated and need a free consultation with a local attorney.

Susan's answer | Answered on July 08, 2013

I would advise you to contact Central Valley Legal Aid Society as you may very likely qualify for their services on both unemployment compensation...

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What are my rights if an employer I recently quit has shorted me money on my final paycheck?

Susan's answer | Answered on July 04, 2013

First, call to find out why there is a discrepancy and if the employer will correct it. It may simply be a mistake. If not and you are indeed due...

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Pregnant and Fired

Susan's answer | Answered on July 02, 2013

Under prohibited discrimination statutes, it is illegal to discriminate based on pregnancy but there are caveats and discrimination cases are very...

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Is it legal for an employer to stop your sick, holidays, and vacations?

Susan's answer | Answered on July 01, 2013

Unfortunately, the employer need not provide these benefits. If the employer was (1) offering these benefits to some employees and not all and did...

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Am I entitled to damages from my company for wrongful termination or discrimination due to my disability?

Susan's answer | Answered on June 29, 2013

You say that you got a severance. If you signed a severance agreement to obtain the money and other benefits, you may in all likelihood waived...

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My former employer is claiming that I was terminated for refusing to take a post-accident drug test. How do I get to stop?

Susan's answer | Answered on June 25, 2013

In general to show defamation, a person must show that the information was false, that it was published to a third party, that there was harm on...

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Hello, I am an employee for a university in VA. And i have NOT been paid in over a month (upset big time). What should i do?

Susan's answer | Answered on June 25, 2013

I would suggest that you first approach the US Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division and see if this agency can resolve the problem for you....

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Does "hostile work environment" exist as a matter of law? (State of Virginia)

Susan's answer | Answered on June 25, 2013

There are two ways that a hostile environment can be challenged. One, if it is a product of PROHIBITED discrimination such as race, age, sex,...

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Employer is refusing to send my last paycheck until I sign termination papers that I disagree with. Is this legal in VA?

Susan's answer | Answered on June 21, 2013

Under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, this is not permitted. I would contact the US Dept. of Labor's Wage and Hour division to file a...

Susan A. Wuchinich's Answers (2105)

How much overtime can an employer tell an exempt person they have to work when it isn't mentioned in your offer letter?

I feel I may have been wrongfully terminated and need a free consultation with a local attorney.

What are my rights if an employer I recently quit has shorted me money on my final paycheck?

Pregnant and Fired

Is it legal for an employer to stop your sick, holidays, and vacations?

Am I entitled to damages from my company for wrongful termination or discrimination due to my disability?

My former employer is claiming that I was terminated for refusing to take a post-accident drug test. How do I get to stop?

Hello, I am an employee for a university in VA. And i have NOT been paid in over a month (upset big time). What should i do?

Does "hostile work environment" exist as a matter of law? (State of Virginia)

Employer is refusing to send my last paycheck until I sign termination papers that I disagree with. Is this legal in VA?