Law & Legal

Is it legal for a company to make you stay 9 hrs, but only pay you for 8 hrs because they dont pay for my 1 hour lunch? This is the only company i worked for and heard of that does this. Everywhere else you go, you get paid 9-5, or what ever the schedule is, for 8 hrs. And most companies will pay for your lunch weather its 30 min, or an hour. 1 hr a day is about 260 lost hours in a year. I work In NJ. Any help is appreciated.

2007-06-29 05:22:41 · 7 answers · asked by leofresh1 2

2007-06-29 02:54:20 · 7 answers · asked by l34nneb4m 1

I work hard and have been told that i do an excellent job
Do employers see this as a bad thing or do they respect the individuals wishes ?

2007-06-29 00:56:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Most of the contract employees usually have a clause in their contracts stating that he/she may not be able to work with the end client directly. Is this legal? If yes, is there a work around?

2007-06-28 18:15:56 · 2 answers · asked by Ajay t 1

I have been working at a law office for about a month as a legal secretary. The partner I work for is driving 50% of the business in the firm, but she is very demanding.

Our dresscode is formal. I have been wearing pantsuits to work and she told me that was inappropriate. She said that I have to wear a skirt suit everyday with hose and closed toed shoes. That would have been fine but things have gotten stranger.

Often times she calls me into take notes. The last couple of times she has asked me to rub her feet. That seems really odd. I know she is stressed and the first time I did it was fine, but now I do it everyday. I also get her dry cleaning, fetch her lunch and do a number of other mindless chores.

She even mentioned this week that she wants me to take a class on giving pedicures? Is this okay. I like the job, it pays really well, but is this normal?

2007-06-28 07:28:46 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-28 04:07:29 · 7 answers · asked by Mindy J 1

OK.I am working at this tourism company.2 years already.I applied for a job at the Superior Court. I have an interview on mondy.GREAT right? but The tourism agency has a MAJOR lack of staff.Im receptionist and if i go who will do the job? I applied at the court so i can learn more as i am majoring in criminal justice. I need help.Should I go for the Court job? Or feel bad for leaving the tourism job because of the lack of staff and 30% because of my attachment to them??? please answer.

2007-06-27 18:13:10 · 4 answers · asked by <3 Is It You <3 2

i want to hand my resume into a few places.. is there anything i could do to make my resume stand out? i'd love to know any good tips or anything i should make sure to put on.. or what sections i should have.. i got education, work expirience, hobbies and interest and skills

2007-06-27 14:59:03 · 4 answers · asked by rachael0880 2

after having cancer. I hardly missed any work during treatments & kept up with my responsibilities but now they seem to be trying to make my life hell. The stress that I am enduring now is worse than when I was fighting cancer.

2007-06-27 14:04:32 · 4 answers · asked by COblonde 3

I wanted to do good, got a job in adult ed. with public school system. Here's some things that happened--
1. The placement test had no validity; I told the admin. No answer. I called the State 'consultant'. She said "Too bad."
2. After 3 months, 1 admin. started hounding me to do data entry. I said ok, but only 2 hours a day. I have carpal tunnel. She said. "Too bad." we all work in pain.
3. I called HR person: she said: "only 2 hours?' we have people with carpal tunnel who type more than that."
4. Had meeting with HR person & admin: Admin said "You should have told us you had carpal tunnel" (But data entry was not on my job duties). HR person just sat there.
5. Asked who was my supervisor and showed my job description. HR person showed me her copy. Name on HR copy was different than mine.
6. HR person drew up letter for my Dr. to sign off on. Duties were completely inaccurate. I was doing data entry 6 hrs/day. Letter said I only needed to do 2 hrs. Letter was total bogus.
??????

2007-06-27 09:10:31 · 3 answers · asked by holacarinados 4

'm up for this job, and normally I only put my professional fundraising work. Well in 2004, I got fired from an administrative assistant job and they ran a complete background check on me and found out. Well, they want to contact my former supervisor. Problem is he hates me. I was actually fired with no just cause and because I was friends with someone who he was getting ready to fire. Long story short. Can this guy tell my potential employer anything? And what do I do? Just refer them to the HR department? And what can they tell him?

2007-06-27 08:28:58 · 6 answers · asked by ? 1

I submitted an application with a civil service agency for a job today. The necessary education and experience was described as follows: "Bachelor of sicience degree from accredited four-year college in related field. Two years of progressive responsibility. Any combination of education, training, and experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job."
Ok, I don't have a Bachelors Degree, but something compareble to an associats degree (from Europe) and I read the above description as a possible suggestion that other combinations of educaton and experience would be considered.
Well, the civil service secretary that took my application was down right rude. She insisted that she made it very clear that a Degree was required (it didn't say required!). As I was leaving she said, well, I guess thats what happens if english is your second language. SHOCK! I was speachless and left.

2007-06-27 07:43:27 · 4 answers · asked by Sabine M 2

I've been looking on craigslist and the other job sites. Does anybody know any good services that help you find a job? Or any other suggestions?

2007-06-26 14:09:03 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Has anyone every been terminated because their specific position had been eliminated (accountant/construction budgets), and; has anyone filed suit against such. Looking for some answers and whether or not to pursue a WT.

Thanks

2007-06-26 11:08:31 · 6 answers · asked by NoAnswers 2

What i mean is I have found another job paying more . And i gave my employer a week notice that i was leaving . When the final 24 hours came around i asked if they had my check and they said we dont have to give it to you for another week . Now by law do they have to give me my check then and there or with in the 24 hours of my final day ??? I know all about the 2 week rule and everything but im talking about what i just asked so ... please help me out , im in a bind !!! Thanks much

2007-06-26 06:55:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

Recently, I have read many articles screaming the shortage of "qualified" patent attorneys and that there is a shortage of "talent" in this area. Now, I understand the "language" of recruiting/staffing and am wondering if this so-called "shortage" is real OR, like other so-called "demand driven" phenomena in law firm hiring just reflects the current attitude of the legal community--that there are 2 types of attorneys: (1) acceptable with proper pedigree that tends to favor privilege over all else, as it ignores that some very intelligent students may opt for a more economical approach to legal education as opposed to merely looking up the latest rankings; and (2) UNACCEPTABLE as not having the blessed five-points on the star, all of which tend to reflect acceptable class variables. I ask this because there are countless unemployed but FULLY LICENSED patent attorneys in my network of colleagues. Where are they? With the other UNACCEPTABLE but capable attorneys--in doc review pits.

2007-06-26 03:35:05 · 3 answers · asked by no please 2

I am taking a year off from school before applying to law school and want to get some relevant experience.
I guess my question is what sort of position can someone with only a bachelor’s degree get within a large firm, and is it paid work as opposed to internships? I am hoping to move into a city to do this and would have to support my lifestyle.
Also any resources, websites, where I could look for a job would also be helpful. I found a few from an old question.

2007-06-25 09:07:47 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

if u go to a local community college, then law school , both with very low gpa , ur still better than someone working at mcdonalds ,right?, but whats ur income going to be , starting out? and the later climax or peaking piont ?

2007-06-25 08:53:49 · 6 answers · asked by king_art_thegreat 2

If your cpa give you bad advice which costs you 25,000.00 do you have any recourse, to obtain that 25,000.00

2007-06-25 08:11:03 · 3 answers · asked by Anonymous

My hubby has been asked to work ten days without a day off. He works in sales. I thought you had to work seven maximum. Does anyone know if this is legal?

2007-06-25 07:22:14 · 15 answers · asked by Kay B 1

I have recently been fired unjustifiably. I definitely want to protect myself, and also want to expose the company for what they did. Will someone please give me a 1-2-3 steps process of what I should do..what my rights are? Thank you...

2007-06-25 05:01:11 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-25 03:31:16 · 3 answers · asked by gpburdell 1

What are the requirements if a new employee would like to get leave of absence to attend to a love one in south florida??

2007-06-24 10:37:51 · 5 answers · asked by NOTHING 1

i want to be a lawyer and im only 12 how can i practice now without joining the debate club because of the summer


thank you!!!

2007-06-24 07:04:55 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-24 07:01:16 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

I"m working for a temp agency. The assignment i'm on has a very good shot of going perm. If it does can I be legally liable if I should quit the temp agency and go direct to new job as full time and not have them get their fee for sending me there?

2007-06-23 15:34:17 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-06-23 02:59:43 · 1 answers · asked by atvman_400 5

How can I sue my employer for discrimination? I don't have any lawyer.

2007-06-22 18:19:25 · 4 answers · asked by gdind 2

2007-06-22 13:32:55 · 11 answers · asked by BooBooshanubo 1

It's been over a month and still have not recieved my last paycheck? Isn't it that they have to pay you any money on the books within 72 hours or by your normal payday?

2007-06-22 12:15:56 · 11 answers · asked by ugly betty 2