Law & Legal

My boss called me into her office this week to tell me that Human Resources was wanting to cut my pay. I have been on my job for 12 years. They are saying that I make too much money for my position but I just received a raise 2 months ago. I have a different boss and different HR than when i started my job. I was promoted to my position after the former supervisor died. I was the next most qualified. HR approved it. They also approved me getting a pay raise with the promotion. I have been in the same position for about 8 years. So, can my employer do this? I searched on the Department of Labor but there is so much stuff on there I couldn't find what i was looking for. Could someone please help me out?

2007-06-22 11:57:46 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am 16 years old, and I have a high school diploma and a paralegal certificate. I've researched this all over online, but I haven't found anything that says that a minor CAN'T be a paralegal or legal assistant (BTW, I live in SW Washington/Portland, OR area). I think the hardest thing would be getting someone to hire me at such a young age... But does anyone out there know if a minor can be employed as a paralegal?

2007-06-22 11:31:49 · 18 answers · asked by funkymonkeyduck 2

Is that legal? I live in California, and I get paid salary. However, when I do the math and divide the hours by the amount I am paid per paycheck, it is less than minium wage. Can my employer do this to me just because I'm earning salary?

2007-06-22 11:31:18 · 9 answers · asked by the cat who went to heaven 2

2007-06-21 11:31:01 · 9 answers · asked by justonious1 1

2007-06-21 09:53:43 · 5 answers · asked by tkp9999 1

I am about to go on maternity leave. By law I am allowed to take up to 12 weeks off. However, I only have about 6 weeks worth of sick and vacation time accrued and my employer has informed that if I go on unpaid leave, whether it be because I choose to or because I have to (if I'm not well enough to come back after those 6 weeks) that I will have to reimburse them for insurance benefits they pay while I am on leave without pay. It sounds fair enough and I've tried looking up any laws regarding this but can't find any, and many folks I've explained this to find it suspicious. Thanks for your help.

2007-06-21 09:24:06 · 5 answers · asked by Krista B 6

My 14th birthday is coming up, and I want to get a job at Dairy Queen or Mc. Donalds or some other place, and I want to know where I can get a workers permit in Kansas.

2007-06-21 08:59:33 · 2 answers · asked by jazsprite 2

I have been near the top of my class since high school and now i am nearly though college. Finding factory grunt work to pay my way through school was no problem. Now, looking for a post-college career I find that my stutter( which is mild as compared to the way stutterers are depicted on tv) is directly affecting the outcome of my interviews. Is this descrimination?

2007-06-21 08:19:28 · 6 answers · asked by Kyle M 2

2007-06-21 06:59:49 · 3 answers · asked by terryfriendshaw 2

Is it legal to work for another company while you are on an unpaid leave of absence from your company?

2007-06-21 06:31:15 · 9 answers · asked by kk 1

I work at a hotel as a shuttle driver for a few months now, I have to pick up LOTS of heavy bags (luggage) and the other day, I picked so many up that my lower back really hurt and continues to hurt after a week of no work. I didn't go to doctor. My bastard manager keeps calling me to see when I can come back, because he says this time off thing is not working out for him.
What do I do? I need money, but can't lift those heavy bags and now my back hurts.
Thanks so much for your help.

2007-06-21 05:29:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

from stocker (at a store) to a shooter (pro photogapher)

2007-06-21 01:55:07 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I've resigned from my job before my anniversary date. My employer has told me I will owe her back money for vacation and sick time I've taken before my anniversary date.

My employment contract did state that all vacation/sick time is given on a yearly basis and if I quit before that year is up I will owe back the time.

There's no way around it---I'm given five days off the bat at the start of the year....no accrued time or percentages.....and it is to be used before the year is up or you lose it.

None of this seems legal to me? Wouldn't I be vested into these days by how much I have worked at the company? So I'm more then 6 months into my anniversary date - wouldn't I have at least earned part of my days.

I think that she will also say I owe her back money she's put into my insurance premium and HSA as well.

Can she actually ask me to write her a check for money owed? Can she take more then just my final paycheck?

Any help would be appreciated.

2007-06-20 17:19:25 · 7 answers · asked by mt 2

I would have to get an associate's degree. I am a high school graduate with a clerical background.

2007-06-20 13:56:00 · 6 answers · asked by KellyB 1

2007-06-20 10:09:15 · 3 answers · asked by smile 7 1

2007-06-20 08:22:22 · 7 answers · asked by susanneofgreengables 1

Does a Calif. hourly employee earn overtime (works 40hrs-5 days) if the workplace telephones him, for assistance over the telephone, on his day off?

2007-06-20 07:20:31 · 4 answers · asked by C D 1

After being given verbal job description. Can employer change your job description during your probahtion period to suit extra work load?

A work load that I have been told I will have to accomdate whether I like it or not.

2007-06-20 07:14:51 · 3 answers · asked by scott e 1

I have been doing a job for 7 months that involves lots of lifting, bending squating, at time moving heavy machines and lots of driving which I have gotten carpel tunnel from. I'm not disabled but can't do this job anymore. Is it possible to receive unemployment if I quit? This company doesn't have any less physical jobs to offer me.

2007-06-20 07:09:33 · 2 answers · asked by lostandfound 2

I used to work at marshalls and I was informed that I didn't have to come and work my last day and that it was optional.

help please

2007-06-20 06:43:13 · 11 answers · asked by Gus O 1

We were going to buy his house with a FHA mortgage under the conditions the appraiser approved it, we went to contract and put down almost $5000 deposit but then we had to move out of the rental we were in so the lawyer said we could rent the house we wanted to buy until we got the appraisal and approval. We signed a lease and used the contract deposit as a security deposit. There were alot of things he needed to do before we could get approval which he didn't. Long story short - appraiser wouldn't approve the house -landlord/lawyer didn't fix it up. We stayed six years it started falling apart and getting hazardous to live in, we gave notice and moved out , asked for our large deposit back several times never got answer or money. He refused our last certified mail request now it's almost a year later he hasn't been able to rent or sell and we need our deposit back. What should I know before I go to small claims court? I know he will have tricks up his sleeve.

2007-06-20 05:56:11 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I am interested in becoming an accountant for the FBI. I've been researching and each time it connects accountants as special agents. I'm not cut out for criminal investigating and all the secret private agent stuff. What does this mean? If you are an accountant for the FBI are you automatically a special agent?

2007-06-20 03:19:45 · 4 answers · asked by Rainey 4

I work as a server at a well-known chain restaurant and I earn $X.XX amount per hour (below minimum wage) because I keep all tips that I get. At the end of the day when I log out, I enter how many tips I get and am taxed appropriately with the tips in consideration when I get my paycheck.

A friend who worked at this same location previously warned me that the boss (head of this location) there has a habit of going back and increasing the amount of tips that you say you have earned. I'm not 100% sure why, but I heard that if you don't earn enough tips to make "minimum wage" since the $X.XX you earn is below it, then they have to compensate you the difference.

So when I recently looked at my time log, all the tip amounts I had previously reported were changed (change is acknowledged on log). As a result, I am paying extra tax on tips that I haven't received...

I plan waiting 2 more paycheck periods to see if this continues... but what legal action can I take if this continues?

2007-06-19 18:59:02 · 9 answers · asked by skittlezaddict79 1

2007-06-19 16:35:17 · 1 answers · asked by JB 2

I was thinking about becoming a flight attendant. Does anyone have any knowledge or experience about this type of career? Is it as great as it sounds or is that smoke in mirrors?

2007-06-19 16:18:24 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous

I know that my degree grade is not so good but I am aware that I could have done much better and you know you don't have to be dumb to fail an exam. It is too costly to go back to college. My country has a very high rate of unemployment therefore I have never acquired relevant work experience in the past. I wish to earn a living without being a parasite. I know I can provide world-class solutions to much of the challenges in my career field . I usually fail my interviews because I am not able to fake impressions. I think I am getting depressed each time I watch the sun rising in the morning and worse still as it goes down during sunset.Can you help?

2007-06-19 03:24:09 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous

I wanna find a job so I can finally get my career going, what do you recommend I do ??????????

2007-06-19 03:02:23 · 4 answers · asked by MJSKI 1

So her supervisor mentioned that since my girl quit unexpectedly shes not going to give her her check until monday. Can she do that?

2007-06-19 00:07:46 · 7 answers · asked by adictedsmartalex@sbcglobal.net 1

If I go to law school and I pass the bar and I get my career going can I still have a successful family? I really want to do this but I refuse to sacrafise a family for it because I want to have a family just as bad.

2007-06-18 15:01:35 · 21 answers · asked by Anonymous

If I am making $6.50 now, and minimum wage is going up to $7.50 July 1st, does that mean they have to rasie my rate to $7.50? Or could they keep at $6.50

2007-06-18 07:14:26 · 8 answers · asked by LAZER 2