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The employer called an employee in to ask questions about rumor circulating among staff about an alleged sexual relationship with another staff member. In the [...]

I manage a restaurant, and we consistently have to deal with relatives or friends calling and asking when someone works or if they are off [...]

I am requesting a private room for a sales meeting due to a chronic medical condition.  My doctor has sent a letter to this effect. [...]

Can my employer require me to post a photograph on the staff directory, available to all? I am hesitant for several reasons, one of which [...]

Can an employer change your salary after you have signed your contract without notifying you? Steve Duggan replies: It depends on the “contract.” If you have [...]

Is it appropriate for our company to incorporate a statement in our communications policy requesting that no conversations be recorded without the consent of all [...]

Steve Duggan replies: It is a violation of your right to employment privacy for an employer to tell anyone that a person was “fired”, because that [...]

Can my employer follow me after business hours and take pictures on his phone of a car parked in my apartment complex and ask about [...]

Is it legal for my employer to ask me for my personal vehicle insurance information for my personnel file? Am I obligated to give it to [...]

I'm concerned about staff other than my supervisor having access to my leave.  We all know when people are in the office, but isn't it [...]