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1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination, Employment Law and Environmental for Mississippi on
Q: How does an employee get help with working in a biased hostile work environment? M any issuer in the company.

Management tends to treat employees different when it comes to company policies only apply to the employees that speak up about issues or the ones that work hard and ask questions. When you go to the upper management, you get poorly treated. Management talks about personal information with all... View More

Maurice Mandel II
Maurice Mandel II
answered on May 28, 2023

The complaints that you are making in your post sound like the working conditions in every corporate workplace in this country, so you are not alone. Favoritism based on providing sexual favors to management is prohibited by both Federal and State laws. While an employer cannot take adverse... View More

1 Answer | Asked in Criminal Law, Employment Law, Personal Injury and Employment Discrimination for Mississippi on
Q: I NEED TO FILE EEOC RIGHT TO SUE LETTER BY JUNE17. HOW CAN I FIND SOMEONE?

EMPLOYER HAS 400 EMPLOYEES AND OWNER PARENT COMPANY HAS 10,000

Arthur Calderon
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Arthur Calderon
answered on May 19, 2022

I would highly encourage you to reach out to an experienced lawyer to handle this. You can reach out to any attorney on this platform by clicking the contact information next to their name. Most lawyers, including those at my office, offer free consults to see what can be done to help you out.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Mississippi on
Q: Can I sue a place of employment for a manager\general manager saying that I am nothing but wasted space?

A manager\general manager at a certain company came into my office and was talking to a fellow coworker. At first I was not paying much attention and I heard her say "I said it about that dumb ass over there" "nothing but wasted space". I looked around my coworkers monitor and... View More

Arthur Calderon
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Arthur Calderon
answered on Mar 11, 2022

With the way that it looks, you may end up having a potential claim for constructive termination, given that your manager is creating an environment that is not suitable for working. That being said, you may want to consult a lawyer in your area to discuss further.

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Q: Wrong contract termination, due to the complaint about the supervisor.

Wrong employment termination and Discrimination.

Arthur Calderon
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Arthur Calderon
answered on Sep 23, 2021

You most definitely need to talk with a lawyer about this, as cases like this hinge entirely on the specific facts and circumstances of the termination.

1 Answer | Asked in Employment Law and Employment Discrimination for Mississippi on
Q: Is it okay to be intimidated at the workplace

The practice owner goes back and forth if he likes me or not. Recently, he got rid of his old crew and I’m the last. Now, he is going over my boss’s authority trying to get me fired but they have no reason so they can’t. I’ve recently had to be put on nerve medicine due to the treatment. Is... View More

Greg Mansell
Greg Mansell
answered on Dec 12, 2019

It is not "okay" to use intimidation tactics but it may not be unlawful. If the treatment is based on your belonging to a protected class (eg. age, race, gender, religion, disability, national origin, etc.) then it become discrimination under Title VII and make potentially be a hostile... View More

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Q: I was hurt goin to location on the job site and treated unfairly. And terminated job abondment while on approved vacati

And terminated for job abondment while on approved vacation

Arthur Calderon
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Arthur Calderon
answered on May 6, 2019

It sounds like you may need to speak with an attorney. If you were working at the time of your injury, then you may be entitled to worker's compensation. Plus, there are some rules that protect you while you are on leave.

1 Answer | Asked in Banking, Civil Litigation, Employment Discrimination and Employment Law for Mississippi on
Q: bank told my employer that they had wrong direct deposit information and directed employer to change without my consent

I put on my employment form a direct deposit information the correct information however the bank sent an email to my employer stating it was wrong and gave another account ( which isn't mine ) but I had already had a direct deposit from my employer the week prior. now they stated that my... View More

Bruce Alexander Minnick
Bruce Alexander Minnick
answered on Apr 8, 2019

Regardless of the bank SNAFU, if you are receiving pay for the time worked you have no viable claim. Litigants MUST have a real injury in order to sue somebody.

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Q: My employer just issued a new handbook. In it, it states that you are allowed to used sick leave for immediate family.

They state that you can use sick leave for immediate family (if you need to be off because they are sick or you need to take them to the doctor), they do not state what is considered immediate family. They have told numerous employees that you can not use it for parents just spouse and children. If... View More

Charles Joseph Stiegler
Charles Joseph Stiegler
answered on Mar 30, 2017

The company is free to define "immediate family" however it wants for the sake of its own policy. I agree that most people would consider parents to be immediate family, but the company is not legally required to give you sick leave for your parents' illness.

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