Questions tagged [employment]
For questions that are about, or that arise as a result of, workplaces or the performance of work-related duties.
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Ask ex-employee / colleague for data removal that relates to company
I am not sure if this is off-topic but I would like to send a kind of formal email to one of my ex-colleagues to ask for data removal that relates to the company I am in still.
I remember that I ...
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questions about COBRA
I worked for a small business for 2.5 years. I recently resigned and put in my two weeks. I was told to clean out my desk and leave immediately.
The business is in Michigan, USA and employs 7 people. ...
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Do UK law degrees qualify someone to work as a lawyer in the US?
I am from Bangladesh. I did my Bachelor of Law, Masters in Law and the Bar (BPTC) from the UK. I have worked in the legal departments of companies and some freelancing in Bangladesh since 2012. I want ...
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Relative vs constant salary in US Employee and contract law
So I was listening to mathematician and economist Eric Weinstein, and he told an anecdote about salary in a hyper-inflationary economy. In the story, the employee and employer argue over the "fair" ...
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Is being terminated at the end of a shift/workday illegal?
I recall some time ago finding information that an employer firing an employee at the end of their workday was considered illegal. Discussing my recent termination with a friend, that was the first ...
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In the U.S are judges, attorneys, physicians, teachers, professors, politicians, administrative officers liable for ordinary negligence? [closed]
E.g can a judge be tried for mistrial because of ordinary negligence?
They are not employees or workers so that they could be reasonably absolved for ordinary negligence.
We expect employees to be ...
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Employee fired for reporting a serious injury, but in a roundabout way - How difficult is it to prove the employer's motive?
As per my previous question How do Florida's labor laws protect employees injured when asked to do something unreasonable?
A girl working in Florida insisted on filing an injury report after being ...
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Is there any recourse for a medical professional if a patient sexually assaults them in a small way?
Is there a recourse for a medical professional if a patient behaves inappropriately? (I would call it sexual assault but to be honest I don't know what would and wouldn't qualify for that definition - ...
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60 Days Notice for Teacher Contract
I am a teacher in NJ. I am relocating to a new state over the summer and I will have to resign from next year's job (I haven't signed a contract for next year but it's expected that I resign anyway). ...
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At what level of granularity is a client required to pay
This is more of a thought experiment more than anything else. But let's say for argument's sake that a client had a contract in place with a worker for 100/hr. And also for argument's sake, the worker ...
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Is it legal for a an employer to require employees to undergo medical examinations
My contract has a clause
The Company reserves the right to require you to undergo a medical
examination at its request at any stage of absence due to sickness.
The company will pay the cost of ...
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Concealing Medical Conditions from Employer
If an employer asks an employee or prospective employee to fill out and sign a health declaration form (very common in the medical field) like this.
If the employee is afraid that revealing their ...
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Contract requiring the signing of a statement that may not be true when signed
I found an employment contract, in which the employee promises, upon termination of employment, to sign a "Termination Certification" and present it to the employer. The text of the certification is ...
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Is it legal to discriminate due to the medicine used to treat a medical condition?
I will present two different scenarios. Lets say Bob has PTSD from his time in the military. He wants to become an FBI agent. Here are the following requirements from the FBI to qualify;
- Must be a ...
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Can a company instruct employees to not call police?
As a manager, I received this email from my store manager that came from the district manager.
Team, you cannot call the police without my approval, if I am not available it would fall to (Blank) ...
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Prohibition of pledges and assignments
In lay-mans terms, what does a clause in a contract mean when it says:
The employee is generally prohibited from assigning or pledging salary requested to third parties.
The employer shall ...
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Poaching or not (England)?
An employee is leaving (not yet left) and at some point in the process of finding their new job mentioned other open roles to another employee who then applied for a role and also secured it. Can I ...
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If a party says something about interpretation of contract, is it binding?
Contracts can be complicated and lots of companies prefer to use boiler plate. If someone is asked to sign a contract and then asks a question about it, does the answer given by the drafter have legal ...
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Could I apply for a job at Hooters with the intent of suing for a settlement when they don't hire me?
The highest ranked answer to a previous question states that BFOQ exceptions (probably) would not be a sufficient argument for allowing Hooters to discriminate against a protected group. In fact the ...
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I want to terminate my contract as an independent contractor [closed]
I'm in the US, California, and I entered into an independent contractor agreement while I was in college with this rich kid (trust fund kid) who was paying a low wage for my background to have me ...
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What is meant by having these in a contract for restraint of trade?
Asking for a friend:
Sorry if this is off topic.
I am employed as a consultant and there is a clause in my contract that is unclear to me.
I've included the entire section for reference but the ...
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UK - Do I accrue holiday when on paid leave?
I recently received a letter from my employer's HR department telling me that they've given me too much paid leave and they would like the additional money back, however, we are disputing the actual ...
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Is 'reading down' clause optional?
Specifically with regard to a UK/England employment contract. I am used to seeing clauses in contracts which state crudely that if one clause is found unreasonable, that clause alone will be struck ...
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A company finds out that it has made a material decision based on incorrect personal data, what should it do?
A company terminates an employee based on what it believes to be a record of the actions of person gained from log files.
Months later the company finds out that this information is not correct.
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Virginia employer terminated employee and wants signing bonus returned
A Virginia employee was terminated within 1 year of hiring because the on-site customer felt he was "too negative". Offer Letter:
Along with this offer, you are receiving a $10,000.00 signing bonus, ...
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How can I sue an empolyer for immigration status discrimination?
My situation is as follows:
I interviewed with a prestigious financial service company in downtown NYC.
A few days after my onsite, the head recruiter gave me a call saying "Congrats!" they would ...
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Is there anything illegal (U.S.) about sending clients something factual about former employer?
I have posted a bunch of other questions on here regarding my situation with an ex-employer/friend who owes me pay ($100K+) for my work on deals that have closed, meaning he has the money in-hand. He ...
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Is it legal to invite applicants to interview on the basis of sex?
A company advertises positions and receives far more applications from members of one sex than from the other. The company wants to interview the same number of people from each sex. It chooses the ...
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Can I sue an employer for not providing the active employment I was promised?
I've been in mediations with Alorica, a call center here in my city, for some time now. I was offered employment on two campaigns, one of which was a week long, and I accepted those offers. My ...
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Legally, in the U.S. (NY, NJ, FLA), what determines the difference between a THREAT and NEGOTIATING, for either side?
I have been told that lawyers who are "negotiating" a settlement (or similar) have quite a bit of leeway when doing so as far as not being legally held to certain things they may say or offer during ...
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Can a month be considered four weeks of work in employment case
If I worked for a month I am entitled to 7 days pay in lieu of notice.
I worked from 10 Dec 2018 to 4 Jan 2019 four weeks.
Is there a case law example where four weeks is considered a month?
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Is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles?
is it legal for employers to ask for social media handles in job application or pre-employment forms? If it is unrelated to the job?
I understand for jobs like marketing, modeling etc. where a large ...
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How startups are able not to pay minimum salaries to their employees?
Is it legal not to pay employees a salary (even not a minimum) and only incentivise them with an equity reward?
Do I, as the owner of the company, have to pay a salary for myself?
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Can a former employer (U.S.) use/withhold owed commissions as leverage?
I am in "negotiations" with a former employer. There are written (text message: "You will be paid on X and Y when/if they close) agreements in place for 2 of my deals. One just closed, the other in-...
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Recovery for loss of employee: Actio per quod servitium amisit?
I have a course question that involves an employer whose employee is injured by a third person. Knowing that some businesses can suffer great losses with the injury or death of an employee, I Google ...
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Is employer liable for theft of personal property
If I bring say my headphones to my work, and they are stolen under the following circumstances, can I legally sue my employer and prevail, i.e. they have a duty to provide reasonable safety and ...
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How hard is it to sue and win an employer wrongful termination or other suit
A person was hired for computer programming work. He was hired on salary. It was expected to be a full-time, 40 hours per week thing.
The company has traditionally, when asking people to work a ...
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Is there a difference in “termination of employment” qualifying event trigger between group health insurance and 401(k)?
My job uses a Professional Employer Organization to handle payroll and benefits. This is a coemployment relationship, not temp/staffing, nor subcontract. The PEO is the issuer of my W-2 and listed ...
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Verbal confirmation of contract extension but fell through?
I have been working as an apprentice in a workplace for 1.5 years now in the UK. I was told verbally that I'd be kept on for the next level alongside another apprentice.
Shortly after this a message ...
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Does the minimum salary test apply to small companies?
There are lower wage requirements for smaller companies. Does the minimum salary requirement/test for computer professional exemption in California (which is much higher than the federal requirement) ...
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Am I owed this profit-sharing benefit after quitting?
This is in California.
I quit a job over a year ago and finally, just recently, got the last profit-sharing benefit. But when I saw the amount, it looks like I got 3-5% of my wages for the eligible ...
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If a company agrees to pay travel cost for a job interview, is the promise binding and enforceable?
There is a question on workplace.SE about a company which offered to pay travel costs for a job interview, but canceled the return ticket after ending the interview - Potential Employer Cancels Return ...
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Does a non-competition clause bond me to a minimum term of employment?
I am an IT instructor in a private educational institution in British Columbia, Canada. They gave me a agreement which includes a section “non-competition clause” with these lines:
He or she agrees ...
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Legally withold payment for services rendered beyond a weekly limit? - Canada
If a contract specifies that work be rendered for services between 8 and 16 hours per week, and the month averages to 16 hours per week but certain weeks are in excess of 16 hours, is it legal to ...
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License to grant intellectual property of paper created in a company [closed]
Is there a license -Open Source license, maybe- which grants the intellectual property on a paper (how-to guide, for example) I have created in a company, even if I work for it?
I would like to make ...
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(NC, USA) Employer promised in interview (and verified by email) that time off was paid. Now saying it isn't after I came back
This actually happened to my wife but she's under too much stress to deal with it and I'm not a citizen so I'm less sure what to do.
Timeline: In October she did an interview, having already booked ...
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Can my employer deduct my holiday bonus from my check if I quit right away after receiving the bonus? [closed]
I received a bonus in a xmas card from my employer. I also quit that day. When I received my last paycheck, the bonus was deducted as a "gift deduction". Is this legal? It was not a loan or anything ...
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Difference in severance package between 2 employees within a one month span
In my ex-company, there were 2 layoffs with in a span of 1 month. In the 1st layoff, the severance pay package was better than 2nd layoff. Will the employees affected in the 2nd round have any ...
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Can my employer hold my 401k funds and not allow me to continue to contribute? [closed]
My employer stopped taking my my 401k contributions after 12 years of my participation. They said since I am a union member I was never really eligible. However they won't release my funds so that I ...
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Can a Non-EU citizen who worked in a EU country with specific work permit have the right to apply to ECHR for workplace discrimination?
I am a citizen of Turkey, not of the EU. I worked in Ireland with a Critical Skills Employment Permit.
I sued my employer for Workplace Discrimination. I decided that the case was not dealt with ...
