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answered on Sep 6, 2024

It sounds like your father is in a unique situation. Supplemental Security Income (SSI) is a need-based program for individuals who are 65 or older, blind, or disabled, and it is primarily based on financial need, not work history. Since your father has never worked in the U.S., he would not be... View More

Typically, your employers workers' compensation carrier will pay for medical expenses caused by work-related injury. you should report the injury to your employer and submit a workers' compensation claim.

It depends on the size of the employer and the nature of your job duties.

Yes, you can ask. Texas law does no prohibit an employee from asking to be off Thursday and Sunday instead of Saturday and Sunday.

In the absence of an agreement to the contrary, being laid off without warning or probation does not give rise to a civil lawsuit. In most instances, you should be entitled to unemployment compensation.

No. All he can do is fire you if you do.

I would concur that is not right. You should renegotiate your employment agreement or secure alternative employment and quit.

No, you can file a wage & hour claim with the TWC for any commissions you earned which were not paid.

Unemployment and wrongful termination are two entirely separate matters. If you were wrongfully terminated, you can file a lawsuit regardless of how your unemployment benefits hearing goes.

In justice court, a suit on an oral or written contract for labor actually performed may be brought in the county and precinct where the labor was performed. TCPRC 15.092.

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answered on Apr 16, 2024

Even if you are no longer with the company, you may still have a case, especially if you have witnesses or documentation of the incident and the company's failure to address it properly. An attorney can also advise you on whether your friends who still work there might have a case as well.

As long as you are truly sick and can provide medical documentation of your illness upon request, you can take your sick leave.

If and only if the employee signed a document that authorizes you to do so.

Generally speaking, statements made during the course of judicial or administrative proceedings are subject to the affirmative defense of absolute privilege in any subsequent defamation proceeding. That means such statements cannot provide an avenue for a claim for damages.

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You may have established the basic facts for a claim for negligence (failure to properly warn) against the land owner and/or builder of the premises. Lawyers refer to this as a third party claim since you also have a claim for workers' compensation.

If the executive is being treated differently because of her biological sex, that may constitute illegal employment discrimination under both state and federal law.

Texas is a wright-to work state. You cannot be denied employment because you choose not to join a labor union or other labor organization.

There is no law which prohibits such a company policy on a general basis; however, if you have a disability that limits you to only working part-time, it may constitute unlawful employment discrimination because of your disability.

No, your employer cannot make such a deduction from your paycheck without your consent. Your boss can, however, decline your request for time off.

It depends upon your former employer's drug policy and, most likely, on what drug you tested positive for.