Wisconsin Employment Legal Questions

this is governed by company policy, and not by GA Law. Many employers do not permit their employees to work second jobs at any time. They may do this. Some employers do not permit their employees to work at their second job if they do not work that day at the primary job. Some employers do not care. Perhaps you should ask your employer.... Read More

I do not know the answer, I do not know what law. You should submit the request in writing, on a form provided to you. But, it is likely the form will come from the administrator of the form, some one like Fidelity Investments, and not from your employer. It is likely you are not asking the right person. You should be aware that any 401k withdrawal is taxed in the year you withdraw, and if you are under 59.5 age, there is a penalty for withdrawing. You should seek the advice of a trusted tax advisior.... Read More

Maybe. ?This course of action may be a violation of federal employment law and you should seek the advice of an experienced employment attorney who is familiar with the equal employment opportunity law, the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and the ?rules of the EEOC concerning background checks. The EEOC has very definite guidelines on how background checks can be used, and it appears from the limited information you provided, that a violation may have occurred. In general, an employer may use criminal background checks to exclude persons based upon "business necessity", and the convictions must be related to the job being performed (example: a person who has been convicted of theft may be excluded as a bank teller candidate, but a person convicted of DUI might not). ?There are additional protections if you are a member of a protected class or groups (African and Latino Americans are convicted at higher rates than whites for the same crimes i.e. drug use) and polices which discriminate against those groups have a disparate impact and have been held illegal. In order to pursue a discrimination claim, you MUST, WITHIN 120 DAYS OF THE TERMINATION, file a claim with the EEOC. Call the 800 number and the EEOC will provide you a packet of information and it may be helpful to have your employment attorney assist you with filing the charge of discrimination.... Read More

Work ethics are not a legal matter. There is no law that requires an employer to be ethical. Not all discrimination is illegal, and I am not sure I see anything illegal here. But, I do not accept discrimination cases, so I suggest you consult with an attorney that does. Likely, your remedy is to find a job, or wait for them to find an excuse to discharge you.... Read More

She should be eligible for unemployment in GA, but she will need an attorney experienced in unemployment law to win this. Most of the facts stated will not be relevant in the UI case. There are no suppressions in civil matters. That only applies to the police, not to GA DOL, and not to the employer.... Read More

The employer is required to consider and provide a reasonable accommodation for your daughter's disability, if there is a reasonable accommodation to provide.  A 7-8 week absence (the 3 she was off, and the additional 4 the doctor asked for) would seem to be a reasonable accommodation request.  The company would have to justify why it was not if it claims otherwise. Moreover, if the company has over 50 employees at this work location and your daughter was full time for the last 12 months, she would also be entitled to FMLA leave up to 12 weeks (minus whatever time she had already used). The doctor's request for an additional 4 weeks would need to indicate that he expected her to be able to return to work then, or reasonably expected her to be able to do so.  He need not guarantee that, but simply saying he had no idea and would have to evaluate if and when she could return would not help since the employer would need some reasonable estimate of a date when she could return to work.   Even with some uncertainly, the employer may not be required to have kept her position open, but terminating her without giving her the chance to check back when she was able to return may be deemed a violation of the ADA.  You should deffinitely meet with an attorney over this.... Read More