Can a employee be terminated for researching info on an uncomfortable workplace?

An employer cannot terminate an employee if the termination is motivated by prohibited discrimination (such as race, age, sex, pregnancy, creed,...

Can Virginia employers fire based upon a feeling? (I asked this question before but want to add additional detail)

Unfortunately, nasty behavior (as long as it does not amount to prohibited discrimination (such as race, sex, national origin, creed, disability)...

Got fired looking to get my sick pay i accured over the 8 yrs their am i entilied to it.

Under the Virginia minimum wage law and the Federal Fair Labor Labor Standards Act, you are only entitled to pay for hours actually worked. ...

What arguments can I offer to extend my unemployment benefits to 79 or 99 weeks? This limit was stated by the President on TV.

Without seeing the documents and knowing all the facts of your situation, I suspect that you are no longer eligible for extended benefits because...

What is the likelihood of successfully pressing a case of harassment?

If the true reason, given during your probationary period, was just because three people decided they did not like you and their decision was not...

Work ending

Unless you have a valid contract stipulating otherwise or the decision to lower your pay was motivated by prohibited discrimination (e.g., race,...

Based on the facts that you have given, unless you can establish that prohibited discrimination (e.g., age, race, sex, creed, national origin,...

Our team met production goals yr after yr, so employer raised them much higher. Now I can't meet new goals. Can they fire me?

If the employer is taking this action based on concerns of productivity, you will not be able to challenge it unless you are represented by a union...

Can I file a claim under legal law? Or what action should I take?

Unless you could prove that you had a valid employment contract with the employer or you could establish that the employer's decision to not hire...

Overtime pay for weekend travel?

It depends on whether you fall into anyone of the partial or whole exemptions of the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act, which mandates that...