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answered on Mar 28, 2017
Yes - a privately owned company in Louisiana may legally refuse to hire someone because of prior arrests, even if no charges were filed. Some states have "ban the box" laws limiting employees from considering applicants' criminal history and prior arrests. Louisiana is not one of... View More 
Payday was feb 15, and I'm now waiting for the check to be mailed to the district manager, and he's supposed to contact me to pick it up. Is this legal?
answered on Mar 28, 2017
Yes, they may either mail it directly to you or arrange to let you pick it up at your normal place of work. However, they must send the check with all wages due and owing by either 15 days after your last day of work, or the first payday after your last day of work. If you still have not received... View More
I rode with the company man to go do the drug screen and when I took the test, the lady said my urine was too warm so she poured it out. Well after sitting there for 2 hours and the lady said I had 3 hours to take it again, the company man decides he is tired of waiting on me to pee and we left.... View More
answered on Feb 16, 2017
Louisiana law generally allows employers to require employees to undergo background checks or drug tests by registered laboratories. Unless you have reason to believe they are singling you out because of a protected characteristic (race, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability) there... View More
My ex wife is divorced from her husband but the court is still making me pay her child support and she hasn't had the kids since 2012 the stepdad has my kids. I need to know if there is a law against this because I was never notified about them doing this. Why is the court making me pay back... View More
answered on Aug 29, 2016
Yes you still have to pay the child support you did not pay before your daughter became an adult. It is owed for the time your ex-wife was taking care of her and not receiving support.
If your children are being taken care of by someone else and they are not adults, you may be able to... View More
My supervisor told me I was suspended. That someone from human resources was going to contact me about what's going to happen. When he call he just ask why I was late. He didn't really get into details that I was fired or anything. "He told that my supervisor was going to contact... View More
answered on Mar 9, 2016
Employment is at will meaning your employer can fire you for most any reason, or no reason at all. If your company had a progressive discipline policy, you may have some contractual rights there, but most of those policies still say that you can just be fired.
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