After leaving my last employer they paid me an extra pay check. what do I do?

Unless you are sure it was your first two weeks pay held pay, you should pay it back or the employer, depending on the facts, will be able to...

Does a background check for getting your insurance license show a pending juvenile felony charge?

I am not too familiar with this. I suggest that you make an appointment with Mr. Peyton Whiteley of Legal Services of Northern Virginia, who, if...

Can I sue my employment for not paying me?

Without knowing all the details of this apparent contract claim, I suggest that you contact www.mwela.org or www.nela.org to find an attorney...

Has my privacy been violated?

Unfortunately when you use company equipment, you are most likely not to prevail on a privacy claim. It is, I suspect, similar to using the...

Terminated after 30 days for complaining about lack of resources and two late paychecks. Do I have a case?

Unfortunately, unless you have a contract specifying the grounds on which you can be terminated in Virginia, you will not be able to challenge your...

It depends on the terms of your contract; I would visit an employment attorney who can review this document with you to determine your rights and...

I have been working for a local government entity for about 8 years.

Without knowing your particular system of benefits and unless there is some statute of limitations lurking that will foreclose your benefits, I...

Can making a false accusation about a supervisor be defamation if there was no intent

In legal terms, defamation is "[a]n act of communication that causes someone to be shamed, ridiculed, held in contempt, lowered in the estimation...

My company has a mandatory arbitraton policy which I never signed. Work is now unbearable. Can I quit and sue ?

Before you quit, I would contact an attorney familiar with the unemployment compensation statute in NC. I suspect (as is true for most...

Can an employer in Virginia compel a prospective hire to sign an agreement saying the hire would not file for unemployment?

Without knowing what your type of employment you have, under usual conditions, unemployment compensation is a statutory entitlement; regardless...