I’m a Manager at a restuarant, I have three employees who have spoken many times, (Including during an employee meeting and in public in front of customers) about my HIV status. They want me fired and don’t think I should work in or around food. They are upset with me because I have […]

I have been working for a law firm out of Chicago for the last 7 years. I was recently let go from my job. They told me that my services were no longer wanted. I am a staunch conservative and very vocal about my opinions in the workplace. The firm which I won’t name is […]

I’ve been working for the same employer for seven years, now I am 5 months pregnant and he is making my life at work very hard. He has done the same before so people quit instead of him firing them. So I was wondering when is the earliest that I can get my pregnancy leave, […]

oregon labor laws on disciplining a employee for illness even with hospital and doctors excuse and or release

If the Dr. released me to work on light duty and my company says they have nothing for me to do, and not scheduling me so i have no income as of 2 weeks ago what am I able to do? does work still have to pay me for the hours i usually worked or […]

I worked for a small company in NYC, NY for 4 years. After returning from maternity leave I was let go from the company. I was only back for 5 weeks. Are there any laws against this? Furthermore, they would not give me a reason for termination they just said “we […]

First, let me say I have been with a non-profit for about a year and a half, and have received one verbal warning, recently for an inappropriate comment I made. My boss, who hired me recently resigned and now I am overseen by an interim administrator. He’s only been there two weeks and […]

Can an employer use public humiliation to get employees to adhere to company policies? ie, people who are late entering time sheets are made to wear a “scarlet letter”. Can employees sue if required to do so?

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Is it illegal to discriminate against an employee if they are handicapped in Maryland?

I was just fired for my job for no reason. I live in Richmond Virginia. They really couldn’t give me a good reason of why they fired me other than that I didn’t sell enough product and my numbers were low. I did my job as well as I could and feel that I was […]

When an employer sends a doctor for confirmation of sickness of an indian employee’s sickness:
can he medically examine the employee for confirmation of sickness?

I have been working for the same company for several years now. I have shown great quality in my work and feel I was passed on a job promotion because I’m a woman. I am greatly offended and feel that I have been discriminated against because I’m not in the “good old boys” network. Do […]

I own a small pizza shop in southern Illinois. Recently I had a person apply for a job as a waiter at my restaurant. He is in a wheelchair. He seems like a nice enough fellow, but I am worried that he can’t carry out his duties. I’m scared not to hire him due to […]