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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.
Is it legal for someone to clock out an employee before the employee has completed his or her work for the day? Posted 01-09-2013 Steve Duggan [...]
My employer is threatening to withhold pay increases [or impose] disciplinary action if we do not acquire a mass hoisting license. I was hired without [...]
I worked for a company for over four years. I learned during that time that my manager was close friends with a cousin of mine, [...]
Posted 12-12-2012 Ann Kiernan replies: As a legal matter, no, in most states. However, there are a few, such as Minnesota, which give workers the right [...]
When I pick up my check we have to sign our time card. Can I have a copy of it once it's signed? I asked [...]
Posted 12-12-2012 Ann Kiernan replies: At-will employment has nothing to do with non-compete agreements, which come into effect only after the employment relationship has been terminated. [...]
My project manager and I have not been getting along for months. He recently announced that the entire company believes I am gay. This is [...]
I work for the federal government and must fill out a lengthy application in order to apply for other positions within the agency that I [...]
Can my employer give my unlisted, personal cell-phone number to another associate or employee for business-related use without my consent? Posted 12-08-2012 Steve Duggan replies: An [...]
I am hourly employee. Instead of paying overtime for hours over 40 a week, my boss is making us bank any hours over 40 to [...]