There are no federal laws that require employers to offer any form of paid time off, so if your employer does offer this benefit, it can offer it on its own terms. This means that if you are out of work for any reason, your employer can require you to used any paid time off you've accrued... View More

Federal law places restrictions on when 14 and 15-year old employees can work during the school year, but no similar restrictions apply once you turn 16. There may be other applicable Missouri labor laws, however, so you should consult a Missouri employment attorney regarding your situation.

There is no limit to the number of job duties or responsibilities your employer can assign you. If you are paid by the hour, however, you must receive pay for all the hours you work, and you must receive overtime pay (1.5 times your hourly rate) for all hours worked over 40 per week. If you are... View More

There aren't many laws or rules surrounding what former employers can disclose to prospective employers during the application process. The one exception to this rule is if you can prove your former employer said something to the prospective employer that is both false and unfavorable about... View More

Your employer must pay you overtime, at a rate of one-and-one-half times your regular hourly rate, for all hours over 40 you work in a week. However, employers have a lot of control over employee schedules, so days off (or days you must work) can be selected by the employer.

Your employer is permitted to make deductions from your final check, but it is not permitted to make substantial enough deductions such that your final pay falls below your state's minimum wage. For example, if you worked 30 hours per week and earned $500 on your last check, and then your... View More

All employees can be paid by the hour, but there are rules that must be followed for whether an employee can be paid on a salary basis. If you have a manager that's currently paid on a salary basis, they can be switched to hourly, provided that they are paid overtime for all hours worked in... View More

You should reach out to the business and notify them that their business google calendar is still connected to your personal account. You can offer to provide them a few days to transfer over appointments to a separate business account, but ultimately, the account is yours, and you do not need to... View More

If you worked for the employer you're seeking the W2 for at any point in 2021, then they are required to provide you with a W2 for the 2021 tax year by January 31, 2022. If you have not yet received it, you may receive it in the mail in the next few days. Regardless, you can reach out to your... View More

You should contact an Arizona employment attorney to discuss this situation. If your wife is using FMLA leave, then she should be fully relieved of any of the normal duties she performs. If she is being forced to work while on FMLA leave, then this could be considered FMLA Interference.

Yes. There are no laws that require employers to pay their employees for time off work for any reason (and additional COVID-19 laws that would apply to this situation expired in 2020), so if the employer offers any form of paid time off, it can require that it be used according to its own... View More

While your situation sounds unfair, it is likely not unlawful. At-will employment states permit the employee or employer to terminate the employment relationship at any time and for any reason. As long the language in your employment contract does not alter this arrangement (which, based on your... View More

You must be paid for all hours you worked, so you should bring this up to your employer and explain the discrepancy. Moving forward, you should independently track the hours you work so you have your own record of your start and end times.

Wage and hour laws only require your employer to pay you for time that you are working. Since employers are not required to offer pay for non-work hours, the above policy, while unfair, is permissible.

The general rule for travel time pay is that you must be paid for travel during your work day (ex. from work location 1 to work location 2) but not for travel to your first site for the day or travel home after your last site of the day. If travel to the out-of-town location you mentioned is the... View More

This depends on why you were selected for the drug test. If the selection was random, or if your employer has a work-related reason to test you, then it can require you to remain out of work until the results are received. However, if you believe you were selected based on your complaint of... View More

This depends on the language in your old contract (the one that isn't being renewed). If your old contract states that you must be informed in writing and/or given prior notice of non-renewal, then you should discuss your situation with a Colorado employment attorney.

There are no laws that place limits on how much an employee can be scheduled to work. Other than submitting a written request for a reduction in her hours, there isn't much that can be done here. However, if your mother is paid by the hour, she must receive overtime pay for all hours she works... View More

More information is needed to answer your question. You should contact an Alabama employment attorney to discuss your situation in further detail.

More information is needed to answer this question. While the WARN Act generally does require 60 days' notice prior to a mass layoff or plant closing, there are a lot of exceptions and qualifications to this general rule. You should contact a Tennessee employment attorney to discuss the... View More