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If my employer told me to get my stuff and leave and not come back, how can that be voluntary termination?

I just got my appeal hearing letter and it says my issues are voluntary quit and gross misconduct. I don’t know what the gross misconduct charges…

Can I be fired ifI was out on FMLA?

I was out of work on FMLA for my mom who needed me around the clock. She died on 07/26 and I called into my job the whole…

If you are made to sign a contract andyour employerwill not let your attorney review it first, is it legal?

When being reprimanded by the state board of nursing, they send a investigator out to see you to sign a contract with the state board…

If I get laid off with severance pay and am later rehired, mustI return the money?

My boss rehired me 3 weeks after paying me severance pay. Now its been months since I returned and she is asking for it back. Do…

I was demoted as a result of cutbacks, but they are also cutting my pay from $10.30 hr as a QA down to $8.75 as regular worker. Is that legal?

If an employer is obviously setting up to fire you, is there something that can be done if you have proof?

I have worked at my job for 2 years. They treat me a lot differently than other people. I have been accused of things that…

Does an Employeer have the right to call a women “little girl” or tell you “if i tell you to count beans you will if you want to keep your job”?

is there redress for FALSE harassment complaints?

a co-worker has made (2) official serious accusations of harrassment against me in less than 1 year. both complaints were seriously and thoroughly investigated and…

Privacy Issues

I was wondering if I can sue a company for sharing the results of a **** test that I took with another employee who did…