Michigan Employment Legal Questions

I suggest you just go ask the school administration. I do not think this is an illegal act, but it could violate some school rule, or a term of your contract. I likely would need to read your teacher contract and the school board policy to give you a reliable answer. It would be much easier just to ask. Perhaps there is an ethics compliance officer in the district office, and your local school would never need to know you even asked. This answer also assumes your house is not disqualified under state law. (how close to a school, park, bus stop, play ground, etc.) The law is very restrictive in Ga. If so, your school could likely discharge you for violating the law on where sex offenders may reside. In GA, sex offenders must register. There is a web site where one may go and see where they all live. Many parents do this, so I would not question if they would even find out or not. Some parent is likely to see and report you. The offender likely has a probation officer that keeps up with where he/she lives, so it will not be a secret. Your question does not identify your state. This response is based on Georgia law. If you are in a state other than GA, resubmit your question, and identify your state. The laws likely are different in other states.... Read More

I know of no law in Georgia that required employer to pay you for this. Many jobs require personal use of vehicles. Add your pay and your car expenses together. Divide by number of hours you work. That gives you a hourly rate you are being paid, after adding in the car expense. If that number is less than minimum wage, you may have a claim against the employer. if it is more than min wage, I suspect completely legal. Your remedy is to negotiate a change, or accept this, or find another job. If you are not in GA, resubmit your question, and identify your state. for more info, google this: Georgia, employment at will.... Read More

It is impossible to say what is a good settlement amount for you without knowing many more details. For example: how much was your salary, how long did you work there, have you been able to find another job, and how likely is it that you will win if you have to go to trial. It is worth it for you to talk with a local attorney who specializes in wrongful termination cases.... Read More

Generally not, persons in dire financial conditions are prone to be higher risks in a number of categories. Your best bet is to realize this causes a question and preemptively explain it with a letter attached to the application. There are so many applicants for any attractive position that you have to explain yourself and your special circumstances before you are disqualified from further consideration due to a simple filter such as criminal record or financial trouble.... Read More

You should speak with Human Resources about these issues. If that does not help, you should speak with an attorney that handles harassment cases. I do not do that kind of case, so I do not know if you have a good case or not. My most sincere advice is to find another job. You may really love doing the job, but is it worth wrecking your life?... Read More

*The answer to your question depends upon whether the Family & Medical Leave Act ("FMLA") applies to the situation. For the FMLA to apply, the following conditions must be satisfied: [1] You had to work for the company for at least 12 months prior to the beginning of the leave; [2] the employer must have 50 or more employees at your worksite, or within a 75 mile radius of your worksite; [3] you must have given the employer adequate and timely notice of the need for leave under the FMLA (although one is not usually required to mention the FMLA by name, nor is one usually required to use the words "leave" or "leaves of absence"); [4] you must be able to return to work within 12 weeks of the beginning of the leave; [5] you had to have worked at least 1250 hours in the 12 months prior to the beginning of the leave (which usually averages about 25 hours per week); and [6] you must have timely submitted to the employer any completed forms that the employer asked you to have completed and submitted back to it.** ** **If all of these conditions are met, and the employer did not eliminate the job position for reasons unrelated to the taking leave, then there could be a claim under the FMLA.... Read More