Although it may not seem fair, your employer may have the authority to prevent you from having a second job. This authority may be enforced through an express contract or an implied contract. You can ...
If you were paid unemployment benefits to which you were not entitled, then, you are'liable' for the overpayment.If accepting the overpayment was innocent on your part'e.g. you did nothing to cause it...
If you are receiving unemployment insurance benefit payments when you move out of state, you may still receive unemployment payments from the state that awarded the benefit. A worker's eligibility, am...
Quid pro quo harassment is a specific form of sexual harassment that occurs wherein the conditions of a workers job are directly affected by his or her willingness to engage in sexual activity. For ex...
You can sue your employer for preferential treatment to another worker for sexual favors and for creating a hostile work environment. When you file the civil lawsuit, name the company and offending in...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is a United States federal employment law designed to protect employees against sexual harassment in the workplace, does not protect all employees, and...
While bankruptcy may be an improper reason to fire someone, your employer could potentially take action and fire you and simply claim that the bankruptcy had nothing to do with it and that he was firi...
Government employees are protected from wrongful termination, just as private sector employees are protected, and actually have greater protections....
I am not in a union, and I am not a public sector employee. Is there anything that can protect me from being fired unjustly?...
Filling out an application, giving reliable references, and interviewing with hiring personnel are all standard components of a job search. But what if your potential employer also asked you to take a...
A new arrest can show up on an employer's background check within 24 hours of the arrest. Your case may be resolved without a conviction or dropped. There is still likely to be some record of your arr...
If you are not an exempt employee, the employer must pay you for all hours worked. If it was a known and agreed-upon condition of your job, you may have to make the cash register shortages up. If the...
When I got hired, I signed a statement that if I left the firm for any reason within the first 18 months, I would reimburse, on a pro-rata basis, the relocation expenses the company paid. Are these ag...
Whether an employer must give employees time off is controlled by federal and state laws....
Most pregnancies are covered by the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA). These two laws protect employees from discrimination based on pregnancy and lay the grou...
Pregnant employees are offered protection against adverse employment actions by the Pregnancy Discrimination Act ('PDA'). Employers may not refuse to hire a woman because she is pregnant, fire a woman...
There is generally no requirement that severance or termination pay be given to an employee who is laid off, unless there is an employment contract in place guaranteeing such pay or unless there is an...
As a general matter, it is a wise idea for every employer to have harassment laws in place, such as a sexual harassment policy or an anti-harassment policy. Having such policies in place can go a long...
Hostile work environment discrimination occurs when your work environment is made unpleasant on the basis of your protected status. If an employer is aware that a hostile environment has been created ...
There are statutes of limitations, or time limits, on sexual harassment claims. This means that a person seeking to file a claim or to sue for sexual harassment must do so within a certain limited win...
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