I was told to falsify information at my job and then fired for it a year later. I received no training regarding the form that I was told to change and had no idea that it was considered a legal document. Do I have any recourse here or am I just a dumb rube who got played by higher-level bastards?
posted on Apr 12, 2008 - 21 answers 
I've been offered a new contract/consulting job where I would be paid not by the hour or for a specific deliverable, but at a flat weekly rate. Under this arrangement, how might I make intellectual property distinctions between works that will belong to this client, and outside works I may do for myself or others? [more inside]
posted on Apr 8, 2008 - 12 answers
I handed my notice in at work yesterday (1 weeks notice). But I'm confused as to when my contract actually expires. I'm in the UK. [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2007 - 7 answers
Suing over unpaid wages when it's a small amount? [more inside]
posted on Oct 24, 2007 - 18 answers
I'm applying for jobs that require a local law enforcement background check, and I suspect that it's turning up information that's [really] detrimental to being hired! What kind of information could they be finding? How could I find out what's on my background check? Finally, is there any way to delicately address these issues in job applications/cover letters without digging myself into a hole? [more inside]
posted on Oct 18, 2007 - 18 answers
I'm in the UK, working part-time for a large company. They're paying me too much. What now? [more inside]
posted on Aug 30, 2007 - 20 answers
Is my employer breaking the law by keeping people as temps for several years? The work is skilled and many people work for 3 or more years as temps before being made permanent employees. [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2007 - 13 answers
My boss/employer has been dodging me for a month in regards to my benefits & raise. How can I get him to do his job before I quit while walking out the door? I have been working full time for 3 months and I have not been offered ANY benefits even though I requested a meeting with him four times. Is there anything legal I can use to my advantage? [more inside]
posted on Jul 6, 2007 - 17 answers
Ontario employment law: I'm quitting my job to go back to school full-time in September. I'm currently employed full-time as an engineer. I want to tell my employer as far in advance as possible that I am leaving so that everyone knows what's going on, but I want to minimize the risk of finding myself unemployed and unpaid early. How much notice should I give?
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posted on May 31, 2007 - 7 answers
In DC, what can a previous employer who terminated an employee say to a job applicant's prospective new employer? [more inside]
posted on May 30, 2007 - 14 answers
I work for a small company with less than a dozen employees. We currently have no formal hiring process, forms or other documentation. Scary? I think so, and I need some help to remedy the situation. [more inside]
posted on Dec 19, 2006 - 4 answers
How much power do employers have over salaried non exempt employees outside of work during normal business hours? [more inside]
posted on Nov 4, 2006 - 44 answers
I'm a lawyer who's practiced for five years; how do I start over in a brand new field of law?
Corollary: I have no law firm experience - my legal experience is all with state government. Is it possible to start over as a first-year associate with a law firm? How? [more inside]
posted on Oct 17, 2006 - 9 answers
How much notice do I need to give to leave a full-time job in Scotland? [more inside]
posted on Sep 8, 2006 - 5 answers
In search of temporaryish legal career opportunities in Wichita, Kansas. [more inside]
posted on Aug 2, 2006 - 3 answers
I need to help a friend find free/cheap legal aid for an employment/ADA situation in Los Angeles. [more inside]
posted on Apr 26, 2006 - 2 answers
I am a shift worker in the UK. Am I entitled to a day off in lieu if a bank holiday falls on a rest or non-work day? [more inside]
posted on Apr 18, 2006 - 7 answers
Can my boss NOT let me resign my position at his organization? [more inside]
posted on Dec 1, 2005 - 11 answers
If a salary is listed in a US job posting is that a hidden signal that the job is actually intended for a non-citizen and that I, as a US citizen, shouldn’t bother applying? [more inside]
posted on Nov 27, 2005 - 10 answers
What is the least expensive and easiest way to fight a slanderous bad reference, when the reference's number was not provided by me? (The employer took the "back-door reference" route.) [more inside]
posted on Sep 29, 2005 - 18 answers
Trusting soul I am, I expect a decent severance package from my employer. HR said I was entitled to a severance package (14 weeks). Should I get that in writing? And have any of you had to use a lawyer to get what you expect, to make sure there are no 'misunderstandings'?
posted on Mar 12, 2005 - 8 answers
Background checks: I have a job interview coming up, and wonder if they'll do a credit check. If they do, I'm in trouble. I need this job very badly...thus the bad credit. Besides credit, employers may check education and criminal backgrounds (mine are clean), but do they have to let you know? How do you ask a potential employer about this without raising flags? While we're on it, is there a secret shit-list out there that employers may go to to see if you're a loser? Especially in software/web development in the northwest...
posted on Jan 10, 2005 - 42 answers
Lies and the lying employers who tell them. Many workers at my small company were given written assurance at the time of our last pay review that we would be enrolled in a health insurance plan on a stated date. Six months later, the promised benefits have not materialized. Do we have any legal recourse?
posted on Dec 15, 2004 - 6 answers
How do I find a law job? (more, natch)
posted on Jan 7, 2004 - 8 answers
