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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.
Can an employer take away vacation as punishment for not completing a timesheet? I am a salaried, exempt employee in Georgia. Ann Kiernan replies: [...]
I have had an intermittent FMLA certification for the past 8 years. There’s a new person in H.R. saying that I need to bring [...]
My employer is asking everyone to complete a Medical History Questionnaire like the one you complete at your first visit to the doctor, asking [...]
HR asked if I was interested in leaving my job so I could go to graduate school full time. I told her I would [...]
I work full time for a company, and I also do a small amount of consulting work in my spare time for another company. [...]
During a company meeting, my regional manager disclosed that I was transgender to the company. Who do I talk to about this? What type [...]
Ann Kiernan replies: The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act mandate that group and [...]
Ann Kiernan replies: Probably. According to the Department of Labor's FLSA Hours Worked Advisor, for “physical examinations, fingerprinting and drug testing…time you spend traveling [...]
My doctor has me out on leave due to the Covid-19 crisis. My employer was given copies of my doctor’s notes. My auto loan [...]
I was fired from a school in 2006 because our new boss didn’t like me despite my achievements. I went elsewhere, and later retired. [...]