Your employer is forced to give you a lunch after 6 hours of work, so they have to give you this lunch. Now, if you are working through the lunch, then you have to be paid.

They will certainly try, but it is also common to not feel the pain from the injuries right away.

You should contact a landlord-tenant attorney in your area to discuss potential defenses.

Your lease and deposits simply are now under the new owner with the same terms and conditions as before. No new lease is required. If you are in the city limits of Portland (don't always believe the address) they have to give you 90 days notice on rent increases and the same as to any no cause... View More

If the other side knows about it, of course it will effect it. For one thing (DUII is not my area of practice) if one is convicted of DUII (which includes drugs and includes riding a bicycle) in an accident, you cannot recover anything in that accident for non-economic damages, i.e. pain and... View More

They said they would pay you, so I think you do have a case. However, BOLI may not get involved since you did not actually work. If there is no check tomorrow, text and see if you can corner them into getting the layoff notice so you can apply for unemployment.

This would be an unlawful deduction, and you would be entitled to the refund and then some. Of course, if they are saying they still had to pay the insurance company, and let's say they did, then your employer is likely off the hook, but the health insurer has some explaining to do if they... View More

I would say you are correct, as technically you can take the money and then stay, you then just have to pay it back later: "If, within 45 calendar days after a Tenant receives an Increase Notice indicating a Rent increase of 10 percent or more within a rolling 12:month period and a Tenant... View More

Unfortunately, you have fewer protections as an employee in these situations: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/91.120

He could evict in 24 hours, or at least has to wait 24 hours before he files. Most courts take a couple weeks before you get to your first hearing, so you would have a little time.

Your best option is to find a new employer first, then go after the employer for the back wages.

Well, if you mean without advanced notice, generally speaking they can. The fact is, they told you at some point, otherwise you would have left after 8 hours.

The exception would be if the new predictive scheduling law applies to you, but it only applies to some employers:... View More

No, your employer owes you for this time, as any time worked needs to be paid. Now, they can discipline you for taking too long, as in put you on a performance plan or even fire you, but the time still has to be paid.

Sometimes, it is best to sit on this type of thing until you have a new... View More

Yes, they most certainly can. Employment is at will, and your recourse is to leave.

Now, if you think the suspension is due to some sort of protected activity or because you are in a protected class, then it may be wrongful.

Correct, owners and mangers are not allowed to be part of the tip pool. There appear to be substantial penalties your employer would owe you, and all the other employees.

No, not legal as to delivery. Has to be via first class mail or personal delivery. ORS 90.300(14)

Many cities require the property owner to maintain the sidewalks, so it may be the homeowner's fault.

There are not set limits. Here is the law: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/90.322

Has to be in the mail within 31 days: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/90.300

Depending on what the lease says, and I would assume it has a provision related to this, send a notice of breach first or anything else the lease requires. Then, I would recommend at least talking to an attorney in your area about filing to evict them.

If you work more than 40 hours for an employer (doesn't matter if it is multiple job titles) in a week, you are entitled to overtime assuming you are not salaried.