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answered on Nov 6, 2017
Who is doing the recording? If it's your employer or its agent, then they probably are well within their rights to record your activities on their property. If it's someone else, the answer would vary depending on what your reasonable expectation of privacy was at that location. In a... View More 
My husband was offered a day shift, because the woman ahead of him (seniority based) had changed crews in the same shift. She went to a Thursday-sunday crew, from a friday-monday crew. Now the manager is trying to get the company to agree that changing crews in the same shift will not count as a... View More
answered on Oct 30, 2017
This question would be more appropriate to a union representative, if a union is involved. It would come down to what the agreement with the labor union says about things like this.
If there is no union, and nothing established in an employee manual or policy of some sort, I'm not... View More
While working for a temp agency(4 days)I
Stopped into agency and was told I had failed a background check. That I couldn't work for one company...but could work in the same building, for another company. Later I found out that the first company actually offered to hire me, and then the... View More
answered on Oct 23, 2017
You can sue anyone, but these facts don't paint a valid claim. While working for the temp agency, you are subject to how they do things. If their procedure requires certain background checks, and they use the results of those checks to offer positions, then it sounds like that's exactly... View More
If the employee resigns to work for a competitor or for themselves? How?
answered on Apr 19, 2017
Yes. The best way for a company to do this is to enter into written agreements with its employees. In the absence of a written agreement, it may be possible for an employer or former employer to legally enforce an employee's or former employee's obligation to not misappropriate property... View More
I work for a school where I turn in my hours worked/what I did during those hours every two weeks. This week, for the first time ever, I turned my payroll in Monday morning, though it's due Saturday evening. I also informed them that I could not get it turned in that Saturday by 5 because I... View More
I divorced my husband in 1986 where it was in the divorce decree that i am entitled to 50% of his pension. My ex husband died last year. Although he named me as his beneficiary when I contacted Ford regarding his 401K I was informed that I was not the current spouse, he remarried 5yrs ago, and... View More
answered on Jul 29, 2016
A quadro should not expire. You should bring the QDRO to a competent attorney to review.
I need to be replaced by somebody since I work in the gas station part or the store. So I call in on a Walkie or phone to get that person. Some days I try every 10 minutes for 2-3 hours and nobody responds or picks up the phone. When the day ends the whole store is closed and I have to go home, but... View More
answered on Mar 3, 2016
You might consider reporting them to your state's department of labor. After that, you can guarantee you will be a whistle blower, making it stupid for them to fire you or do anything similar.
answered on Jan 4, 2016
If you have a work permit you can but if you do not have one yet you should probably not do it. If you are still not sure consult with an immigration attorney in private to discuss this matter. All the best.
15 years of successful immigration law experience. The answer above is only... View More
Long story short I . I send a certified letter saying that I was in prison so why do I have to pay child support for arearagewhen I was locked up and sent certified letter saying I was in prison. I got out got a job and started back paying cs then I found out I was in the arear for 27000$ the... View More
answered on Sep 9, 2015
You need to hire a family attorney in Alabama and have a full discussion about this. Basically, committing crime and being sent to prison does not diminish your child support obligation. It is considered a voluntary act, a unilateral change in circumstances which does not entitle you to a... View More
If he can, what would his obligations be?
answered on Nov 30, 2013
The IRS uses three characteristics to determine if an individual is a W2 employee or independent contractor (1099 employee). (1) Behavioral Control covers facts that show whether the business has a right to direct or control how the work is done through instructions, training or other means.(2)... View More
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