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Here are the answers to questions submitted to our attorneys about employment law issues. Questions are answered by primarily by Fair Measures attorneys Ann Kiernan and Rita M. Risser Chai. To search by specific workplace issues, please see our organized answers in our list of FAQs.
I am a temporary worker at a major manufacturer; I've been there for 3 1/2 years. My wife was declared disabled a couple of years [...]
My boss made me pick up co-workers and drive them home for a year and a half, but refused to pay me gas costs or [...]
Can my employer make me sign an agreement that my job is overtime exempt, even if it is clearly not? Posted 09-08-2014 Steve Duggan replies: Such [...]
Is it a violation of employee privacy to post an employee’s last day of work, after they give notice of resignation, on an employee bulletin [...]
Posted 08-19-2014 Ann Kiernan replies: No! That’s a violation of your privacy rights and your rights under the Americans with Disability Act. I suggest you talk [...]
We are a non-profit organization with 14 employees. One of our employees has gone on a non-work related disability. She has been out for 4 [...]
Most healthcare contract employees such as nurses receive paid orientation but hospitals are moving toward requiring them to do this online off the clock prior [...]
Our accountant has been terminated. We discovered that for the 2 months prior to termination she put her personal PO Box on invoices and is [...]
I am the accounting manager and HR person in our office. A lady called me and wanted to know the termination date of a former [...]
Posted 07-02-2014 Ann Kiernan replies: If the note is a certification submitted in support of an employee’s FMLA leave, federal regulations expressly allow employers to contact [...]