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Employment Law - Employee questions and answers

• I'm working in Minnesota and I've been facing discrimination because of my sexual orientation.

  Asked in Minneapolis, MN

  Everything was normal when I was hired. However, about two months into working, I let it slip out that I have a wife (we are both women). Since then, my coworkers have been treating me differently. I'm worried about my rights and what protections I have.

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• How does Minnesota's overtime law work?

  Asked in Minneapolis, MN

  I'm a nurse in Minnesota and I'm currently salaried full time. Currently, our hospital is short staffed and I am coming in early and staying late to help with coverage requirements. I'm wondering if I'm entitled to overtime pay under Minnesota state law.

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• Can I sue my employer for unpaid wages?

  Asked in New York, NY

  I work at a restaurant and have not been paid for several hours of overtime that I worked. I’ve asked my employer about it, but they haven’t resolved the issue. Can I sue my employer for these unpaid wages? 

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• If I Have Received A Severance Agreement From My Massachusetts Employer, Should I Have It Reviewed By Counsel Before Signing It?

  Asked in Newton Upper Falls, MA

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• What to do about a hostile work environment and unfair scheduling practices?

  Asked in Victorville, CA

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• What qualifies as wrongful termination?

  Asked in Atlanta, GA

  I was a manager who was recently fired after blowing the whistle on unethical practices at my company. I've decided to sue my former employer for wrongful termination under Georgia law. Can anyone explain what qualifies as wrongful termination in Georgia?

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• Are demand letters effective to force a settlement with your previous employer?

  Asked in Floral Park, NY

  I am a former Financial Consultant with approximately 19 years at a regional bank, where I generated roughly $400,000 in annual production and earned in the range of $120,000+ at my peak. The key issue is not a typical customer dispute. The product and program were approved, structured, and supervised by the bank. I relied on that system in good faith. There are serious concerns regarding supervision, including involvement of individuals who may not have been properly licensed, and a broader failure of oversight at the institutional level. As a result, I now have multiple disclosures tied to a single product/program, which has effectively ended my ability to continue in the industry. I left my position in July 2025 and am evaluating my legal options to pursue damages related to loss of career, reputational harm, and negligent supervision. 

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• I was never paid my last checks from work and he refuses to pay me. He stole my phone and refuse to give it back to me.

  Asked in Hanford, CA

  My ex-boss stole my personal cell phone off of his counter after i refuse to have a threesome. he refuses to pay for the phone that he stole from me he kept my paycheck. i never got paid my last check and i lost my job due to me not wanting to have a threesome. do i have a case lost wages and i was told that he cashed my check by him and there is no checks.

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• I walked out on my job after 3.5 years because I couldn't get off work to sit with my dying mother in law.

  Asked in Paynesville, MN

  I was told that once my 10 hrs of PTO were used up that I would need to find coverage to attend the funeral. So I never returned. My dad died 2 weeks after my mother-in-law. I was completely devastated over these deaths, and my job treated me with so little compassion. There was lots of bad talk about me after all this happened. Do I have any options here?

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• New owner of company owes me a raise, backpay, and overtime. What can I do?

  Asked in Los Angeles, CA

  The company has 10 employees. I am owed money. My raise, my bonus, overtime, and no meal breaks. My boss, after 3 months, was going to give me a raise and a bonus, but didn't because he spent a lot of money taking his family to Hawaii. He promised he would do back pay, even for my overtime, in full. He was also going to pay me my 40 hours of sick pay. I had problems with a coworker making me feel unsafe at work. My boss was going to fire her and pay me my money, but he died. The wife took over the company. The manager said that I was going to get paid in full and that the wife would honor it. She didn't want to pay me. Didn't fire my coworker, instead gave her an office promotion, which I don't care for, but that also meant I'll have to see her more, and I felt unsafe around her. I'm a driving instructor for Manhattan Beach, and we still go to the office for paperwork. I was the best employee. The wife, the new owner, instead of paying me, started falsely accusing me of stuff, so I was forced to resign. I even had to call the cops so they could be a witness for when I dropped off the company vehicle and my last paycheck. I have some emails and texts as proof. It's been hard finding a lawyer.

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• My employer has pushed my start date several months. Are there actions I can take or compensation I am owed?

  Asked in Columbia, MD

  I accepted a job offer last December from a defense subcontractor, which would place me on a team at a different defense company. After filling out and signing the initial paperwork and onboarding, I received an email with information regarding my start date of early March; however, 2 weeks before the aforementioned start date, I received another email saying the start date had been pushed back to June. They reasoned that the company I'm being placed in has not completed a DD254 for the project, which would allow subcontractors to work on it. This is a three-month difference and would negatively affect me financially, mainly since I relocated for this position. Am I entitled to any compensation, or are there actions I can take to adjudicate this delay?

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• I’ve been working at a company for about a year now, and I’ve never received a lunch break or a 10-min break

  Asked in Redding, CA

  What can I do to make sure I get the time I'm entitled to?

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