I am a school day custodian. (no union but this is not a charter school. This is a public institution). My district laid off a groundskeeper and now it wants us - day custodians, to do irrigation system duties. However, those duties are not included in our job description. What should we do?... Read more »
Unless you are in a union that requires something more, your employer may assign any new duties is wishes to assign to you, and your option is to do those new duties or leave. If you are in a union, it would be wise for you to consult with your union representative right away.
Good luck to you.
I was in contact with someone who tested positive for COVID, when I brought it to my employers attention they told me I could only go if I felt sick. And if I wanted to get tested I’d be disciplined and only if I tested positive I would be able to have that discipline removed.
If you are disciplined or terminated for wanting to be tested after having been exposed, you may well have a claim for wrongful adverse employment action in violation of public policy. If that happens, locate and consult with an experienced employment law attorney as soon as possible to explore... Read more »
hospital. I was told I have to wait 2 years after I resign from my current job in order to apply as a contractor with the state hospital. How is this legal? I am not involved in any negotiations, planning, arrangements or any policy-making relevant to physician contractors. My current job is as a... Read more »
California strongly protects employees' rights to move from one job to another, and prohibits such as a restraint of trade. Any attempt to do what your present employer is trying to do is a violation of Business and Professions Code section 16600.
It would be wise for you to seek out... Read more »
If a candidate accepts a verbal offer and sets a start date but does not have I-9 documentation and doesn't not start work on the start date, can an employer rescind the offer or must they hold that offer open?
Generally speaking, California is an at-will employment state. This means an employer can terminate the employment with or without cause at any time, and vice versa. If the employee has not provided I-9 relevant supporting documentation, that would be cause to rescind your offer since he/she... Read more »
I feel i was wrongfully terminated from my work establishment for having alleged relations with a coworker
my spouse whom I am divorcing called my boss and accused me of having relations with a married coworker despite having no evidence. This in turn cost me my job and my coworker was able... Read more »
The termination might be unfair, or based on untrue facts, or motivated by a jealous or angry ex, but none of those things make the termination unlawful. Wrongful termination only occurs when the termination can be proved to be done in violation of fundamental and long-standing public policy.... Read more »
my spouse whom I am divorcing called my boss and accused me of having relations with a married coworker despite having no evidence. This in turn cost me my job and my coworker was able to keep his job
You may have a case, depending on a number of facts. Was the co-worker also terminated? If not, you may have a gender discrimination/ gender favoritism lawsuit. You should speak with a local attorney (you are in Biloxi, MS?) who will be able to advise you about the law in your state. There are a... Read more »
If you have medical or other physical limitations that restrict your ability to work in the workplace, you should get a doctor's note indicating those restrictions and recommending that you be allowed to work from home. Present that note to your employer. If you work for an employer that... Read more »
Called for motnths to find out I needed to prove identify faxed and uploaded have had no response
That is a substantial delay. However there are no practical solutions to your problem other than to (1) continue to make diligent efforts to make actual voice contact with someone at the EDD to express your concerns and get answers and/or (2) continue to be patient. The EDD is overworked and... Read more »
If you failed to exhaust your administrative remedies by not filing an administrative complaint with the Department of Fair Employment and Housing within one year of the event about which you wish to complain, and that one year has passed, you have lost your ability to file a lawsuit against your... Read more »
I'm a caregiver in an assisted living facility. Back in July 2020, one of the residents (in her 80's) mentioned about her vacant home and asked me if I wanted to lease it. I answered yes but told her my current lease ends November 30, 2020. She said her friend (her trust administrator)... Read more »
Because of your position as a caregiver, any transaction that you have with one of your charges will have, at least, an "appearance" of impropriety or overreaching by you. This is whether the transaction is in fact, disadvantageous to the charge or not. On the other hand, if you are... Read more »
Earlier this year I was supposed to travel for a training, paid for by my employer. The training and flight were cancelled. No refund was issued, but the airline did give me a non-transferable coupon for the amount of the flight. My employer wants to be paid back for the flight, even though I was... Read more »
Give your employer the coupon, since that is the value you received for the cancelled flight. Since you did not receive money, IMO, you don't have to give him money. It is the employer's obligation to ensure his employees against expenses they incur in performing their duties. The code... Read more »
Earlier this year I was supposed to travel for a training, paid for by my employer. The training and flight were cancelled. No refund was issued, but the airline did give me a non-transferable coupon for the amount of the flight. My employer wants to be paid back for the flight, even though I was... Read more »
If you incurred expense on behalf of your employer then the employer is required to pay that expense. However if you got value for the cancelled flight, that value belongs to your employer.
Good luck to you.
An ex-employee has acquired a lawyer from Lawyers for Employee & Consumer Rights. We received a letter requesting payroll records and wage statements for a potential workplace related claim.
They also want us to sign a Tolling agreement which we don't understand the form.... Read more »
Labor Code § 1198.5 provides that (with limited exception): “Every current and former employee, or his or her representative, has the right to inspect and receive a copy of the personnel records that the employer maintains relating to the employee’s performance or to any grievance concerning... Read more »
I was off the clock. Co worker called me at home. Asked about breaking the ethics rule. I told him if there was nothing else he could do then go ahead. Can I be fired with him if it comes to that? I did not commit the violation but I basically gave the green light.
Can you be fired? Maybe. Insufficient information to make a determination since not possible to tell what kind of rule you are talking about, or that you advocated co worker to break. Does not matter if you are on or off the clock if you are advocating breaking the ethics rules. Ethics do not... Read more »
I was hired by Walmart as an Team Member on July 16, 2020, but had to quit on July 19, 2020 due to being unable to fulfill the given hours because of Summer courses. I had to wait for my paycheck until September 10, 2020. When I opened my paycheck, I realized that I didn't received any waiting... Read more »
The Labor Commissioner can award up to 30 day's wages for a non payment of wages within 72 hours of quitting. You worked either 2 or 3 days. I don't see the LC awarding you a windfall of 30 days pay, but you could get something because the pay was unreasonably delayed. My suggestion is... Read more »
I am filling out an application and it stats, “Have you had any pending investigations by any state or federal agencies against you?” I am confused as to what it is asking, is it asking me to list any pending investigations as of right now, or is it telling me to list all convictions against... Read more »
While it is hard to know for sure because you have provided no context, when a question asks for "pending" investigations that means they are asking for any investigations that are presently open, not ones that closed and were already resolved.
Good luck to you.
Can they threaten the employee? Ask them to sign a bank withdrawal authorization? Attempt multiple bank withdrawals? Harass on line?
An employer or its agent is allowed to seek repayment of what it believes to be an overpayment of wages, and you will owe that money back to the company if it was money you did not earn. The law does not allow you to keep money paid to you by mistake. Therefore it is certainly acceptable for it... Read more »
The opinion of the Court resolved the eligibility of former public employees to receive pensions that are based on incomes that include overtime, or increased pay for extra work on the part of the employees. This opinion was rendered on July 30, 2020, and it interpreted legislation that was... Read more »
California Supreme Court opinions are published without charge onto the internet. I think this is the case you seek: https://www.courts.ca.gov/opinions/documents/S247095.PDF
Good luck to you.
I was working as independent contractor where a contract was amended and signed by the company and myself. The position was terminated without notice. Under the contract under Termination for Convenience, I was suppose to receive a 7 day notice prior to being terminated. I did not receive notice... Read more »
You need to take your contract to an attorney for specific, confidential advice. Attorneys are trained from the beginning of law school that you cannot give advice about the terms of a contract without reviewing the entirety of the agreement because a contract is read as a whole of its parts.... Read more »
Full time employees, company provides vehicle, jobs can one day or a few weeks daily, we drive van to job site, arrive by 8am, clock in and out from site regardless of commute.
IMO you are on the clock the minute you pick up the employer's van to drive it to the jobsite. If this is a company wide policy, you are being subjected to Wage Theft, and this should be a class action to cover all the employees in the same situation. You would have a class action if there... Read more »
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