Your employer is required to pay you at least minimum wage for all hours worked, even if you are waiting for customers.

Your employer giving you an option to take an additional unpaid meal break is not illegal.

The employer is responsible for any damages that you accidentally cause during the course and scope of your work, whether or not the employer has insurance.

If the information is false and defamatory, you can sue your former employer in court. However, the process will be expensive and attorney's fees are probably not going to be recoverable.

If the two employees are being treated differently based on their membership in a protected class such as race, religion, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, military service, disability, pregnancy or opposing illegal conduct, then the difference in treatment could be illegal.... View More

You should consider reporting in writing the racial and religious slurs in the workplace to human resources, senior management and/or the owner of the business. You should keep written records of each incident. To have a legal claim, this type of harassment must be severe or pervasive.

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Your employer is required to pay employees for all time worked. Your employer appears to also be illegally retaliating against employees for asking to be paid for their work. There are multiple penalties that apply. You should consult an employment lawyer. Most provide free consultations.

You can file for a civil anti-harassment restraining order.

For instructions go to:

https://www.womenslaw.org/laws/wa/restraining-orders/civil-anti-harassment-orders/basic-information

In Washington state, the 2023 minimum salary for exempt employees working for small employers (1-50 employees) is 1.75 times the minimum wage. That means an employee exempt from overtime pay must earn at least $1,101.80 a week ($57,293.60 a year).

For large employers (51 or more employees),... View More

Both an employer and an independent operator can legally a require an employee or independent contractor to sign an arbitration agreement.

Under California law, it is legal to require an employee to sign arbitration agreement(s) and even terminate them for failing to do so.

You have potential whistleblower protection from retaliation, if you report the illegal activities to management, such as adding items to a customer's transaction without their knowledge or consent.

You should speak with an employment lawyer about documenting your concerns in writing... View More

You can file a complaint with the appropriate regulatory agency or notify your employer of the activities that you believe in good faith to be illegal. If you do so, your employer is legally prohibited from retaliating against you for whistleblowing.

At the same, you would be wise to seek... View More

Much more would need to be known including what are your doctor's restrictions, what efforts were made to have an interactive process to seek reasonable accommodations and why the employer cannot accommodate you.

First, the employer has the right to suspend or even fire your son for refusing to sign the arbitration agreement.

Second, Labor Code § 432 requires an employer to give to an employee any document relating to the obtaining or holding employment signed by the employee whenever requested by... View More

Employers must pay for all hours worked. The law is designed to protect employees for bad employers who demand off the clock work.

According to the Division of Labor Standards Enforcement,

The DLSE took the position that “the intent of the parties is the controlling factor. If... View More

You might want to search the school website or speak to the local gay-straight alliance about what the school district's policy on pronouns.

I suspect most employers would be offended that you are asking for a "retention bonus" in order to provide your two week notice and let you go immediately. Further, many employers have a policy that they will not rehire employees that fail to give to week notice. On the other hand, some... View More

Sounds like you were not getting paystubs showing the deductions. You should report your former employer to the IRS and the Washington Department of Labor and Industries, who may just be keeping your money. You are entitled to credit from the withholding for future social security benefits,... View More

Generally speaking, if you are a non-exempt employee, i.e. you are paid hourly, you are entitled to overtime if you work over 8 hours a day, even if you do not work over 40 hours per week.

If you work 5 days at 10 hours per day, then you are owed 10 hours of overtime pay.

No. Any rounding must be neutral. You can file a complaint with the Labor Commissioner, since you are talking about 1 penny per pay period.

However, after you leave that job, then employer is liable for waiting time penalties of 1 day's pay for each day late up to a max of 30 days.... View More