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Hours on check doesn't match time card sheet
answered on Feb 9, 2018
There could be several problems here. You may not have been paid for hours worked. More importantly perhaps, do you feel change of pay and schedule was due to characteristics of a protected class such as age, race or gender? Were you retaliated against for engaging in protected activities, like... View More 
I am wanting to do a peaceful petition in regards to retention bonus that was only awarded to RN bedside nurses and no other bedside positions. We are asking that it be also given to other bedside positions in the same service. Lots of people want to sign it, but some say petition on pay is a... View More
answered on Jan 25, 2018
I am not aware of anything prohibiting federal employees from engaging in concerted activities. These are activities designed to bring about improved working conditions, salary, etc.
My job claimed that I had a write-up which I didn't physically receive/ or SIGN and they didn't acknowledge me about the write-up until they fired me. Could they get in trouble for this? I don't think that this is fair, I really need the job.
answered on Jan 25, 2018
I am sorry to hear about this. Unfortunately, mutual mistakes on their and your part are not actionable on your part.
If I file a report within my former workplace and HR doesn't to me in 7 days then only speaks to the other party are my rights violated? I reported a former manager sending me harrassing text messages despite me no longer working there and conditions of management. Later I was told that the... View More
answered on Jan 25, 2018
Unfortunately, there is no such thing as "respectful workplace confidentiality." It may be poor form, but there is nothing I can see fro what is here that was illegal.
Is there other options that could have been presented to me without termination
answered on Jan 25, 2018
Unfortunately, it is allowed. Sure there were other options they could have gone with. They are allowed to make business decisions to fire you, even if they are poor or mistaken. They cannot fire you for discriminatory intentional reasons based on characteristics of a protected class.
Yesterday A supervisor had me take out spacers in the module lids and that included snipping the spacers and banging them out. During that process the table collapsed and everything fell off including the Module. After that incident, the next day the employer ended my assignment.
Note: I... View More
answered on Jan 25, 2018
The question is a little hard to understand, but I am afraid the short answer is yes. The employer can make a poor decision to fire you, but as long as it was not a discriminatory intent based on protected class characteristics, they are allowed to make that business decision.
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