Yes. Of course, you don't have to take the job if you were expecting more.

If everyone was told they were recording yes, otherwise it is illegal to recover conversations in Oregon without the consent of all parties, implied or otherwise.

If this is a chain that has enough employees to qualify for Oregon's new predictive scheduling law, and they violated that, then he could get compensation for the cut hours and go after them for retaliation as a whistleblower.

But, it does not sound like you asked for the sick time. As in, they found out and now need to reduce costs.

If someone did make a complaint to the state or the employer, and their hours were then cut, that gets the ball rolling as to retaliation.

Unlikely the 401(k) is going... View More

Yes, you can. You can also hit them with various penalties so they will likely never do it again.

Legally you never have show up, as slavery is illegal. But, if you don't show up you risk being fired. The real issue is if this is your first check, as they have something like 35 days for that first one.

Most likely not anything improper from a legal standpoint. Not great team building, but not illegal since nothing you say appears to make it based on a protected class.

For back pay you can go back six years, two or three if there is overtime. This does assume we are talking about travel time between sites, not commute time.

There would also be a penalty wage owed, plus he would have to pay attorneys fees if you have an attorney go after him. Well worth at... View More

While there are sometimes exceptions in federal law to home healthcare, which I'm not sure if there are in this instance, usually if someone is required to be at work they have to be paid. Contact BOLI.

Unfortunately, there is nothing wrong legally with the termination. This is common, but legal.

With the paycheck item, you may have something. As in, I am assuming you mean your final paycheck took a week, which since you were fired meant it was due by the end of the next business day. I... View More

Depends on how much you are talking about. If it is under $10k, you can go to small claims court. More than that, file in regular circuit court. Of course, you would be better off using an attorney, as most do these types of cases on a contingency basis, meaning you only pay them if you win.

Oregon is an at-will state, meaning they can fire you for basically any reason, or no reason at all. They cannot fire you because you are say black, gay, Jewish, etc., but almost any other reason such as you wore a blue shirt.

Now, if you text was discussing work conditions with a... View More

Your employer is forced to give you a lunch after 6 hours of work, so they have to give you this lunch. Now, if you are working through the lunch, then you have to be paid.

Your question raises several issues, including whether you have a "disability" and whether the employer had a duty to work with you to see if it could accommodate your disability.

If you want to chat, feel free to call.

Jeff Merrick

503-665-4234

https://www.oregonlitigationattorney.com

The big question is WHY is the employer treating you differently?

If the reason is illegal, then you have a case. Illegal reasons include, race, gender, retaliation for certain activities, etc.

If you want to chat, feel free to call

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They said they would pay you, so I think you do have a case. However, BOLI may not get involved since you did not actually work. If there is no check tomorrow, text and see if you can corner them into getting the layoff notice so you can apply for unemployment.

This would be an unlawful deduction, and you would be entitled to the refund and then some. Of course, if they are saying they still had to pay the insurance company, and let's say they did, then your employer is likely off the hook, but the health insurer has some explaining to do if they... View More

Unfortunately, you have fewer protections as an employee in these situations: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/91.120

He could evict in 24 hours, or at least has to wait 24 hours before he files. Most courts take a couple weeks before you get to your first hearing, so you would have a little time.

Your best option is to find a new employer first, then go after the employer for the back wages.

Well, if you mean without advanced notice, generally speaking they can. The fact is, they told you at some point, otherwise you would have left after 8 hours.

The exception would be if the new predictive scheduling law applies to you, but it only applies to some employers:... View More