Do I have to pay for training my employer makes me get?
Can my employer require me to pay for my own CPR training and fingerprint clearance card? I work at a daycare and was told after [...]
About Steve Duggan
Steve Duggan graduated from the Law School at the University of Notre Dame while on active duty in the Air Force. He has extensive experience representing management litigating cases of wrongful termination, employment discrimination, and sexual harassment. Steve also has experience in all phases of administrative litigation of unfair labor practice charges, and class and individual complaints of employment discrimination. He has been an instructor of seminars for supervisors and managers on labor management relations and other personnel issues, and for lawyers in basic and advanced trial advocacy courses. Steve came on board with Fair Measures in 1998.Isn’t it my choice when to go to lunch?
Is it illegal for our employer to dictate what time we can go to lunch? Posted 03-04-2014 Steve Duggan replies: No, it’s not. So long as [...]
Can employer require me to speak Spanish?
I believe my hours were cut because I am not bilingual; I don’t speak Spanish. I asked my employer for help with Spanish, and he [...]
Male employee allowed to dress like a woman at work?
I have a male employee who likes to dress like a female and it causes a lot of customers to complain. He wears makeup, pink [...]
Can employee be required to disclose medications?
Can my employer require all its employees to disclose what medications they are taking (they say it’s for emergency purposes only) and keep it on [...]
Knowingly associating with sex offenders?
I just found out I belong to an organization that has registered sex offenders as members. I am a teacher. Can I be fired for [...]
Got sick at company event, is my recovery time compensable?
My company has a mandatory conference week twice a year. I got food poisoning two days into the event, from food served at a company [...]
Drug Tests?
Can you ask a potential employee if they are able to pass the drug screen before they go to take the test? Some would give [...]
Baseball game count as work time?
Is it legal to make employees attend a baseball game during their free time? Posted 08-05-2013 Steve Duggan replies: Employers have wide discretion on what they [...]
Making fun of hairstyle?
I'm an African American female. I wear my hair in its natural state. My white co-workers and manager make fun of my hair, saying there’s [...]