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answered on Sep 20, 2023
In Alabama, there is no direct statute that dictates how supervisors can communicate with employees outside of regular working hours. However, it's essential to consider the implications of such practices on one's work-life balance. If your employment agreement or company policies have... View More 
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answered on Sep 11, 2023
If your former employer is using your images without your explicit consent and it was not stipulated in your employment contract that they could use your images for marketing purposes, you may have grounds to object to this use. Your right to object might be based on your copyright in the images... View More
On 2 separate occasions, my employer over paid me while I was on maternity leave. I voiced my concern about these overpayments via email but was told everything looked okay. I came back from leave and was hit with over a thousand dollars of repayment I have to pay back in 4 months.
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answered on Aug 23, 2023
In Alabama, if your employer has overpaid you, you generally have an obligation to repay the excess amount that was mistakenly paid to you. Overpayments are typically considered to be an error, and employers have the right to recoup the overpaid funds in order to correct the mistake. It's... View More
My husband works at a car dealership & he does get a certain amount an hour (I believe $20). He still actually gets paid per job he does (each job on a car is worth a specific amount of hours) so he gets paid $20 per hour for however many hours the specific job is worth. like say a car job he... View More
answered on Jul 8, 2023
The Fair Labor Standards Act is federal law and very clear that an employee is entitled to be paid for all hours worked BY THEM. This "pooling" is illegal as you have described it. One of the members of the team is losing pay so the other team member receives pay. Husb. is not required... View More
Would we need to file a foreign LLC in any state that we conduct business. We are hiring them as independent contractors. Also would we need to have worker's compensation?
answered on Mar 25, 2023
Each State has its own rule on what constitutes "doing"/"conducting" business for the purpose of determining whether an out-of-state business must register there as a "foreign" entity. Having an employee in a particular State may be, but isn't always, a factor in... View More
If I just got fired from a job without any reason or warning or anything what kind of legal actions could I take
answered on Jan 26, 2023
I'm sorry to hear about your experience. Assuming you are not a member of a Union, you are likely an at will employee. As such, you are provided very few rights under Alabama law. An at will employee may be terminated for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all. Exceptions primarily... View More
For example: several customers comes through a drive thru but decides at the speaker to drive off and order from a near by food truck. In return the GM and DM are advised by the regional manager to terminate the manager on shift due to the customers driving away. The allegation of the regional... View More
answered on Jan 7, 2023
An at will employee can be terminated for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all. The employee could be terminated because the owner doesn't like the color of his or her shirt or the car he or she drives. Exceptions primarily relate to illegal (age, race, religion, sex or national origin)... View More
Do they have to pay me since they hired me and can I do something to make them pay me?
answered on Nov 16, 2022
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, you must be paid for all the hours that you work (regardless of whether you have a valid ID). You should contact an Alabama employment attorney to discuss your situation further, or you can file a complaint with the Department of Labor.
I'm wondering what the processing if there is a potential lawsuit against the company, coworker exposed himself to her, is the company liable for unsafe workplace, or sexual harassment? Is there any civil lawsuit that can be filed, here?
answered on Jul 4, 2023
It depends. There could be against the company, however unfortunately without more information it is impossible to tell. There is a possible cause of action against the coworker, you should seek a local personal injury/employment attorney to discuss this case with.
My employer wrote me 2 bad payroll checks and wrote my coworker 1 bad payroll check. He has not handled none of them and will not respond to calls or texts since I notified him they bounced. In addition he still has not paid me for hours worked 2 weeks ago.
answered on May 19, 2023
Bad checks are criminal matters. You can take it to the district attorney for prosecution. You can sue him. Both options are lengthy.
Terms agreed to in March for final employment date early April - After final work date the employer changed the terms for a substantial loss. When I challenged that loss they countered with another severance on a Friday evening and said if I did not sign by 5p Saturday then I’d lose everything. I... View More
answered on May 10, 2023
There must be some reason your employer was willing to offer severance, which makes many factors relevant. Is there some claim you are waiving? Do you have an employment contract? Are others being offered the same severance? There is not near enough detail to know your rights from the limited... View More
answered on May 9, 2023
You need to provide more information. Were you an employee or customer. What was the reason? Were you arrested? What were your injuries?
The system that we have is allowing employees to ring beer on Sunday. The employer knows and has not made a change to fix it. As a direct result, an employee has sold beer on two different occasions, not remembering that it was sunday. Management has now said that it is the employees responsibility... View More
answered on May 9, 2023
If the employer has a rule (or is following local law) against selling beer on Sundays, then it can require its employees to not make beer sales on Sundays, regardless of whether the computer system allows the sale.
My manager asked me to to business travel. I had to pay upfront for the expenses and now financial affairs do not want to reimburse me for the expenses.
answered on Apr 7, 2023
I'm sorry to hear about your experience. That's not typically how it works.p I suggest you go over all the specific facts with an experienced employment law attorney, who rgularly represents employees rather than employers. I wish you the best.
Company based in Arizona and Colorado, I worked remotely in Alabama
answered on Mar 8, 2023
That's not enough information to respond. I've negotiated severance packages in the hundreds of thousands, but you don't provide information to formulate any idea.
He worked all day Tuesday 1/11/23. They did not contact him until 3 hours after he got home saying he was under investigation. The only thing they tell us is that someone reported it. There are no cameras and they didn't even bother to stop him at work to verify that day. He did no such thing.... View More
answered on Jan 16, 2023
Is your husband a member of a labor union? If not, he is likely an at will employee. A at will employee can be terminated for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all.
answered on Jan 5, 2023
There is no specific statute for general retaliation. The protection is offered based on what you report. Protection is primarily offered based on reporting illegal discrimination or filing a worker's comp claim. It wouldn't be offered for reporting someone came in late or took too long... View More
I have been doing managerial work for 3 years now, without the pay or title. When asked to do any task, my boss always called upon me to carry it out. Now, he has two 25 year olds that are only about 1 year out of school. Recently he has been promoted to top of the line and now he wants the two 25... View More
answered on Dec 20, 2022
Are you a member of a union? Do you have an employment contract? If not, the protections are likely going to be limited to discrimination based on age, race, sex, religion or national origin.
to make this fit bc i cant type all i need to say yes thats what i thought it meant the issue is this i had to go there they were only acting a administers of the test lady rude whole time she gave me a cup/bowl clear no temp thing no numbers they do dot to anyway i pee to her x she says not enough... View More
answered on Aug 28, 2022
Apparently, you took a drug test and the lab now has it for analysis. Do you think it could mean something else?
I worked 97.5 in 2 wks....i make $13 , so my rate with the 17.5 hrs will b $19.5 × 17.5
But thats not how they did it and i can't get this issue resolved!
answered on Aug 16, 2022
You should reach out to an Alabama employment attorney to discuss your situation. While most hourly-paid workers must be paid at a rate of 1.5 times their regular hourly rate for all hours worked over 40 in a workweek, this general rule does not apply to everyone. There are certain professions and... View More
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