FMLA Attorney Top Answer: Can I travel while on FMLA medical leave? What should I do if my boss fires me for taking medical leave? Can my job deny my medical leave request? In December, our employment attorneys posted a blog about an FLMA Road trip. Specifically, we...
Month: January 2014
Religious Discrimination: Can I Be Fired Based On The Dress Code?
Religious Discrimination Lawyer Top Answer: Can my boss fire me if my religion does not allow me to follow the dress code? Can my job force me to wear clothes that are against my religious beliefs? What do I do if I’m being discriminated on based on my religion? Most...
Attorney Top Answer: What Is An Adverse Employment Action?
Employment Discrimination Lawyer’s Best Answer: Can my employer cut my wages? What if my employer demoted me? Can my employer change my shift? What should I do? It is not unlawful for an employer to dislike Black or Hispanic workers. The boss is allowed to hate the...
Gender Discrimination: What To Do If I Keep Getting Passed Over For A Man?
Gender Discrimination Lawyer Best Answers: Can my boss keep choosing less qualified and less experienced men for promotion? How should a respond to promotions based solely on gender? Okay, so I woke up to -12 degree temperatures this moring in Cleveland, Ohio. The...
Disability Discrimination: What Is My Employer Required To Do once I Notified It Of My Disability?
Disability discrimination attorney answers: What accommodations does my employer have to make for my disability? Does my employer have to accommodate me even though it has suspended me? I’m on final warning – does my boss still have to accommodate my disability? Under...
New Browns Coach Gets 5 Years Guaranteed But NFL Cheerleaders Get Less Than $5 Per Hour?
Wage and Hour Attorney answers: Can my job make deductions from my paycheck for violations? Can I be paid a flat rate and earn less than minimum wage? Will Cleveland Browns coach Mike Pettine succeed? Welcome to the Cleveland Browns, Mike Pettine. Hiring an NFL coach...
Can I Be Fired For Going On A Military Deployment?
Military discrimination attorney answers: What if I am fired for serving in the military? What if an employer refuses to reinstate me after going on a deployment? Under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (“USERRA”), Employers must reemploy...
How Is Overtime Pay Calculated For Flat Rate Employees?
Overtime Attorney’s and Wage Lawyer’s best, top answers: Am I entitled to overtime pay at time and a half? How do I calculate my overtime? Can salaried employees get paid overtime? Can two salaried employees who earn the same salary and work the same number of hours...
Martin Luther King, Jr.: Remembering A Great Man’s Ideals
On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we reflect on not only his great vision, efforts and sacrifice, but on how far we have come as a nation once utterly divided. Yet, we are not yet where we should and need to be. As our employment discrimination attorneys can tell you,...
Can I Be Fired For Pregnancy-Related Work Restrictions?
Pregnancy Discrimination Lawyer and Gender Wrongful Termination Attorney – Best, Top Answers: Can I lose my job for getting pregnant? Does my job have to accommodate lifting restrictions while I'm pregnant? I was fired when I got pregnant – what should I do?...