Questions on Employment

I was fired 06/04. I was employed and worked a whole shift 06/03. A customer came into the store a few months back and did not like the way they were talked to or treated so they called corporate and made a complaint. They gave the description of the employee in which to Family Dollar I fit the description. 5 months down the line the investigation ended and it was not me, it was someone I worked with. Lost Prevention came into the job yesterday interviewed myself right along with 3 others. He has a video of me ringing out a customer in which she did not have enough money for it so I did what i was suppose to do and called my assistant manager on shift to void the transaction. She voided two items in which she did not have enough for. I put the two items behind the counter as "go backs" because that's what we do at the ending of every shift. Put merchandise that customers don't want back on the shelf. Lost Prevention said that I had my assistant manager on shift cancel the whole trans action and did ring up for the bags that she walked out the store with. In which they did not view the other cameras where they see that I put everything she could not afford, back on the shelf.

I was wrongfully terminated due to a incarceration that happen back in 2018 . I reported every day since I was in jail that I won’t be able to come to work due to my incarceration I got under house arrest and notifed my supervisor to notify the director that I can’t work , due to judges order . A year went by the state attonery drop my case an my charges were drop . I went back to the city to get my job back and they told me I call no show in 4 day which it a lie I have proff that I call every day I was in jail and my family Went to speak to my supervisor .. I was terminated because of mal practice of the city not doing the paper work I have proff I call while I was in jail . I went to the union and they said they can’t do nothing because they didn’t know what was my outcome now my outcome was I came back My charges dismissed ??? I need legal advice or attorney please help a United state coast guard veterans and a service to our city of miami park for 10 year thank you and god bless

Like many people, the COVID-19 situation cost me my job. I'm currently less than 30 days from my children and myself being homeless. I applied for a security job that paid well, interviewed on 06/02/20 and had my first shift starting 8 p.m. 06/03/20 to 3 a.m. 06/04/20. At 3:30 p.m. that same day, I was informed by phone that I was fired. I wasn't told that I made any mistakes or was guilty of any sort of misconduct. The reason given was that the individual training me assessed that I didn't have a sufficient amount of "interest" in the job duties. I begged and pleaded and gave up all dignity on that phone call only for the manager to tell me that there would be no reconsideration, not even for my scheduled second training day with a different person (I was given a full two weeks of schedule already). I was then told that the manager would "talk to the staff" to determine when they would give me my one day check and collect my uniform. I wasn't given a time window for that. Is there anything at all that I can do?

My employer, a privately owned company with approximately 500 employees, has been furloughing employees since April. More and more each month. However, they've also been hiring new people to perform similar duties to some of those who have been furloughed, sometimes even on the same day as new furloughs. Additionally, they're hiring new executives with salaries greater than what it would cost to bring back multiple furloughed employees. Do furloughed employees have any legal recourse in this situation?

Attorney hired has been slacking and not doing anything until the last minute. Now after repeatedly failed to deliver following the time frame he set and promised, she finally sent me some filled-out forms, and asked me to "review and let her know if there's any mistake". I have been doing a ton of work FOR him (because he's been slacking so much), and now she wants me to review stuff. Is this normal and proper?

DS-260 asks whether the applicant was previously employed, and if yes, it asks to list all employers from the past 10 years. I was employed before, but retired 11 years ago. I answered yes because I was employed, but the application does not allow me to move to the question without entering any employer which is not applicable in my case. Do I answer "No" even though I was employed in the past? Also, my family member used to be employed more than 10 years ago, but is no longer the case. Is her answer also "No"? We do not want to lie and are wondering what they wish to know in a case like ours.

I have filed a complaint with the EEOC for racial discrimination and mistreatment from my employer. This is not the first time I have filed a complaint. My most recent complaint is currently open and under investigation, and I am still being mistreated by my coworkers. It is no secret at all that I have filed numerous complaints, someone in my unit spread the word that they were being investigated. Since my coworkers already know they are being investigated, would it be unwise for me to remind them of this in hopes that they will stop being unfair and do their job as they should?

Last year I worked for an LLC for a few months. I received a call today by someone claiming to be an investigator from the Wage and Hourly division and that they were conducting a compliance investigation on the company. When I attempted to answer the line simply went dead. Shortly after I received an email claiming to be from the same investigator. However, I've read that employees participate in these WHD interviews on a voluntary basis. Can I simply state I do not wish to be interviewed or contacted again?

We were told by management that we can't post anything on social media about current events going on, that we can get fired. Can they do that?

I accepted employment with express terms of employment being approx 20 hours a week; and, that I could enroll in health insurance benefits after working 1000 hours. Since that Mar 30 start date, I have consistently been required to work 7 or more hours per day 5-6 days/week without breaks, mealtime or benefits. If I’m consistently working full time, why do I have to accrue 1000 hours before receiving benefits? Full time workers have them from the start. I feel deceived, exploited and deprived. They make it clear they will not guarantee 20 hours per week and it’s possible to work a few hours and then be sent home. It was not clear that the work day lasts until the work is complete, not according to the clock. Also, what constitutes “hazard pay” and is “hazard pay” defined by law or required in the State of IL for essential workers during the pandemic?

COVID-19, NJ Small service industry business in IT work with fewer than 150 employees Requiring that we come back to the office on 6-10 unless we have symptoms of covid or are caring for someone with it. Any legal recourse here?

There has been riots and protesting right outside of my door for the George Floyd death. If I go to work then I fear for my safety during my trip home at night. Buses and other transportation methods reroute but due to my residential location I would still be forced to walk through a protest (that’s been 10,000+ people) at night, alone, as a white female, just to get to my door. Also, with having a dpsst license, if I was to be accused of being involved I would lose my license.

I have worked for my current employer for 3+ years as a salaried employee. With the pandemic, the company was closed but continued to pay my salary. Now my employer wants to put all employees on hourly. I am concerned that this will not guarantee that I will get paid the full salaried amount that I have been receiving for 3+ years. Are there any legal protections against this? Thank you in advance!

I am a per diem registered dietitian for a skilled nursing facility in Ventura, Co. Recently, they are requiring employees to sign a contract saying they will not work for any other healthcare facility in a capacity to provide patient care, this includes any hospital, SNF, long-term care, home health agency, or any facility in which patient care is part of the job description. If employees refuse to sign, they require the employee to take a leave so as to preserve their relationship with the facility. This is in response to COVID-19. This request is not part of any county order, rather in response to a recommendation. They do not prohibit us from working at any other business, such as grocery store clerk. I am curious what the employment laws are surrounding this type of situation. I have a hard time understanding how they can place restrictions on what I can do in my personal time.

I worked for a women doing private duty nursing she stopped payment on the check she wrote me for hours i worked

My husband was fired from his job yesterday with no warning, no write ups, no paper to sign saying they were letting him go. Back in Jan/Feb he told them that he was looking for another job and if anything ever came up that he would let them know with plenty of time. He was at work everyday and did his job well. Well they replaced him with no warning what so ever. Didn't even give him a chance to find anything. This not only affects him it affects our family. He applied for unemployment as soon as he got home last night. But this was wrong and uncalled for. Please help

He recently lost his job and everyone at his work is being told to apply for unemployment. He has a an alien number and a social security but not authorization to work

1. My supervisors regularly allow and even encourage new hires to operate pallet jacks and forklifts without certification. Do not report accidents unless our partner company becomes aware. 2. My supervisors regularly share sensitive information about employees. 3. My supervisors say highly inappropriate things to me and others. 4. Many of us rarely take lunches but we are clocked out for lunch regardless. 5. If there is a mistake on a truck you did they will give a percentage of the pay to whoever fixes it. The last time this happened to me they took 85% of the pay and I received 6$ for that hour of work. there is no way for me to know for sure how many times this has happened or if I am even being payed for the all of the work I have done. 6. When there are no trucks to do we are often allowed to clock into an hourly function but those hours are sometimes removed by the site manager before the pay period is closed

I pursued this with HR at work and they basically took time to respond and pushed it along till about Feb 2020. Can I still file a complaint with the CA State and anywhere else ? Also I have tried to reach out to many attorneys, very few have spoken at all and none of them are willing to take my case as comments were made in private conversation to me. I don't know what to do anymore. Please help

I left work couse all the arrasment from the employees.. I only last there 10 day .. my last day was horrible e felt like punching this guys for been so dirty and so rude !! Every night people drinking on the back of the restaurant and making fights between employees and the owner allowed like its Normal ..one of them try to get on my nerves while a was leaving around 10 pm .. next day I got my check I left in my break wit no explanation .. now the owner it’s stopping my check ?