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1 Answer | Asked in Education Law, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Civil Rights for Arkansas on
Q: Employment law. I had recently been suspended for something I didn't do for 3 days without pay without any proof at all

The person who suspended me tried to get me fired once before, but failed because they lied. Now I see it as retaliation. He tried to get me fired again.no investigation was done with my proof and all proof that I showed HR that I couldn't have done what they said because I was asleep in the... View More

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answered on Mar 8, 2024

When facing suspension from work without just cause, especially if it appears to be an act of retaliation, it's critical to know your rights and the appropriate steps to address the situation. Begin by documenting every relevant detail of the incidents, including dates, times, interactions,... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Civil Rights, Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Arkansas on
Q: Can I sue if my experience with my job overseeing a racially offensive comment and not hearing anything back from it?

1 year and 3 months ago I turned my manager in to hr for making a racially offensive comment and they said her manager took care of it but I just found out he new nothing of it. I cant stop thinking of it and when i do i just cry even now just typingAm I able to sue? Since they really didn't... View More

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answered on Jan 26, 2024

Based on the details provided, you may have a potential basis to pursue legal action against your employer for a racial discrimination and hostile work environment claim:

1. Your manager made an insensitive and offensive comment tying racial stereotypes to your birthday celebration plans....
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Q: Is my employer allowed to force me to work 85 hours a week or be fired? I work in Arkansas
Chris W. Burks
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answered on Mar 30, 2022

Thanks and there could be a minimum wage or overtime violation for being forced to work that much in Arkansas. It depends on if you are getting an overtime premium payment for hours over 40 in a workweek. It also depends on your rate of pay, or if you are paid a salary

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Arkansas on
Q: I got paid only 1 hr when I know I worked 5 I was suppose to get 50 dollars

I talked to my mon she agrees and a customer even said I was here a while

Chris W. Burks
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Chris W. Burks
answered on Jan 10, 2022

Thanks and you could have a potential minimum wage violation, depending on the particular situation you are in. You should speak to an attorney or the Department of Labor

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Personal Injury for Arkansas on
Q: Please refer to experienced employment lawyer for litigation. (Private suit and whistleblower).

Fudiciary knowledge and compliance in nonprofits a must

Tim Akpinar
Tim Akpinar
answered on Nov 11, 2021

An Arkansas attorney could advise best, but your post remains open for three weeks. Those might be a lot of areas of practice to roll into one attorney - the areas you outline in the description, coupled with the categories selected for your post.

One option might be to start with one or...
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1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law and Employment Discrimination for Arkansas on
Q: I am a lawyer but I have never done a Petition for Involuntary Commitment. I was wondering if anyone had a sample form?
W. Whitfield Hyman
W. Whitfield Hyman
answered on Oct 18, 2021

In Sebastian County we just fill this out and give it to the prosecutor. Call the prosecutor they probably have a form. Here is what we do:

https://www.sebastiancountyar.gov/Portals/0/Content/ProsAtty/MI%20PACKET-full%202.pdf

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Q: I work at Titan tire Union City Tenn I took two days vacation they made me work Saturday but will not pay me overtime

I'm not the only one heaven these issues I've been there two years two months they are hiring people in that makes more than me and making me crane now

Chris W. Burks
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answered on Oct 7, 2021

Thanks and the Fair Labor Standards Act requires, with some exceptions, overtime payments of time and a half a regular rate of pay for hours worked over 40 in a week. If you are working more than 40 hours in a week and not getting an overtime premium payment of time and a half, and not otherwise... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Arkansas on
Q: The governor of Arkansas made it illegal for businesses to require vaccine for employment Tyson is now firing if you

Don’t get it by November1 Is this legal

Chris W. Burks
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Chris W. Burks
answered on Aug 4, 2021

Thanks and what Tyson and many other companies are doing is likely legal in my view. Speaking broadly, Federal law allows companies to set general policies for the safe operation of the company. These general policies can include a vaccination or masking requirement. As long as these general... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Arkansas on
Q: Hi. I believe I was blacklisted by my job. I have records. I haven’t worked since so I have no funds for a lawyer.

Blacklisted 7/2019

Denied unemployment based on them

Jobs quit scheduling me for interviews

Haven’t found ANY work since.

Chris W. Burks
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answered on Mar 10, 2021

Thanks and an attorney would need to know more about what a former employer said and/or wrote about you, and what evidence you have of that. Arkansas law may be able to help, depending on the facts. You can contact an employment law attorney to learn more

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Health Care Law for Arkansas on
Q: Does IVF coverage have to be offered via health insurance from an employer in Arkansas?
Jarred Kibbey
Jarred Kibbey
answered on Feb 11, 2020

Like most situations, there isn't a simple "yes" or "no" answer. The Arkansas infertility mandate requires that insurance plans in Arkansas cover IVF up to a set lifetime amount. However, many HMO and self-insured plans are exempt from this requirement.

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Q: Can you sue an employer if you think you were terminated as retaliation for reporting racial & discrimantory acts?

I was the only AA at my job in corporate banking. I suspected that I was being discriminated against. For example, there were certain restrictions placed on what I could do but, after asking several non AA coowrkers who started the same day as me who stated they didn't have any restrictions... View More

Rhiannon Herbert
Rhiannon Herbert
answered on Jan 8, 2020

You may be able to bring a claim for retaliation based on complaints of race discrimination under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. To prove this claim, you must be able to establish that (1) you engaged in a protected activity; (2) you suffered an adverse employment action; and (3) there... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Education Law, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Health Care Law for Arkansas on
Q: Im a school nurse being wrongfully accused & terminated. Would be better to get employment or nursing/health lawyer?

I am being wrongfully accused of something with little to no investigation into the event, the school is just believing what a parent is claiming and going off of that w/o my side of it. They consulted w/ their lawyer who determined that I was a liability so they are recommending termination.... View More

Greg Mansell
Greg Mansell
answered on Nov 6, 2019

It would be best to get an employment lawyer that has experience in administrative hearings, board appeals, and hearings before the nurses' board.

2 Answers | Asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Arkansas on
Q: Wrongful Termination (Arkansas)?

I have a serious injury (not work related) that has caused me to miss several days of work. I have had several ER visits for pain, Dr visits working on fixing the issue, and days where I simply could not move. That said, I understand missing excessive time is wrong. Where I don't... View More

Paul Gerard Pfeifer
Paul Gerard Pfeifer
answered on Sep 15, 2019

You need to speak with an Arkansas employment lawyer. There are some facts that need to be learned before an answer can be provided. I would be happy to discuss your situation with you.

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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Arkansas on
Q: Should I have been receiving on- call pay?

I work for a municipality in Arkansas? I was issued a city phone and was told I would be responsible for all call outs per my license. ( water/Sewer) . I have answered calls and also came back from dinners and vacations to handle utility issues. I have never been able to go out of town far away... View More

Paul Gerard Pfeifer
Paul Gerard Pfeifer
answered on Sep 4, 2019

You may want to contact an employment attorney that handles FLSA cases because you may have a claim related to this activity by your employer. We would be happy to speak with you.

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Q: If I have a boss that harasses me on a daily bases, what can I do?

He constantly yells my name as I pass by and when I stop to see what he wants, he will not say a word. He watches for me to come back into my work place to give me more work. He will tell me that he is my boss and I have to do what he says end of discussion and will walk off and not let me talk.... View More

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answered on Aug 24, 2017

If it via not sexual harassment, age discrimination, or some protected "class" of behavior, your remedy is to find someplace else to work.

Sounds like that is what your boss wants you to do, anyway.

1 Answer | Asked in Business Law, Civil Rights and Employment Discrimination for Arkansas on
Q: HR&Ethics no action when reported boss. He's been reported previously and nothing done. EEOC case WM forced admin lv.

I was placed on Paid Admin Leave when WM learned I have EEOC case. I've learned someone has taken my job. I can't understand how this has happened to me. I followed Code of Ethics and rules and my career is over. My boss has been reported previously. Open doored last year. I began... View More

W. Whitfield Hyman
W. Whitfield Hyman
answered on Jun 15, 2017

I suggest Steven Woods in Rogers, he practices employment law and will be able to help if you have a case.

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