Month: March 2022

Question from the state of Colorado, is it legal for my employer to pay out PTO hours even though I requested an unpaid day off? I would still work 32 hours that week which is the legal minimum to be considered full time in this state, but according to my boss some arbitrary company policy says full time employees must hit 40 hours a week. That is, at least, my interpretation of the way he explained it. I plan on speaking with HR tomorrow to clarify. We actually just got bought out by an even larger corporation and I have another HR department I can speak to about this as well. Any insight, recommendations, labor law info, anything is greatly appreciated!

I’m not sure who to call about this issue so thought sharing my experience might get me some advice for where to call. I went to my doctor for a appointment and my doctor told me I need to go to the hospital asap. He wrote me a note excusing my absence from work that night, (I only missed that shift and he excused me from work that night.) I sent the note to my manger and she came back asking for a surgical report signed by the surgeon who saw me. I refused as that extremely personal information I didn’t feel comfortable sharing with my employer ans was informed it was illegal for them to ask for. This doesn’t affect my ability to work at all and I’m not asking to change anything. Since I informed my manger I won’t be giving them a surgical report as that is…

So I am a college graduate who recently got accepted as an analyst into a trade company. I'm not a US-citizen, I do posses temporary legal work authorization but I need company sponsorship for a special type of work visa called H1b to further my legal work status. I was officially extended an offer last week, and a few days ago I sent an email to their VP, who was my last round interviewer and who approved my candidacy, to ask if the company is willing to sponsor my work visa. I explained in detail my current situation and how the work visa thing works. I didn't receive a response for two days till yesterday morning, a short email sprung into my iphone notification reading “your job offer was rescinded because you are unable to work legally in the US.” I was outraged since that couldn't be further from the…

I’m looking to leave my job with less than a 2 week notice but not sure if it could hurt me in the long run. Anybody quit in an abrupt way and regret it later?

Hello everyone, I just accepted a job as an attorney at a firm that specializes in representing unions. My background with unions is very minimal and I'm looking for reading suggestions to get me up to date on the history of unions and what's going on today. I graduated law school last year and started working at an “everything firm” after taking the bar exam, wasn't happy there and am hoping this work will have me feeling more fulfilled with the work I'm doing. At the job I just put in my two weeks for, I did a combination of criminal defense, real estate law, family law, contract law, business law, and tort law — all my clients were either shady characters or rich assholes.

My husband and I work for the same company. He earns monthly commission, and I work assisting the single accountant the company has. It occurred to me that he did not receive and documents for his commission, no 1099 or anything. When I mentioned this to the accountant, she said she hadn’t even thought about it and basically shrugged her shoulders and said someone will take care of it but that it would open a can of worms she didn’t want to get yelled at for. It’s March and we have no idea how to file our taxes for various reasons this company has put us through, including this. We mentioned that they need to legally provide us with a 1099 by January 31st and we were told that nobody adheres to that law. I keep pushing for more info and trying to get a 1099 or something but I’ve…

Like many others, I lost my job late 2020 due to covid. It took about 5 months to find a job wherein I drew unemployment until March of 2021. I tried to file my taxes and I have come to learn I still owe taxes on my unemployment income. I know for 2020 taxes, the first $10k were tax-deductible, but I see no such plan for 2021. Is there any relief on the horizon or am I (and I can only assume so many others!) stuck with this? So frustrating!

I gave my verbal 2 weeks notice to my boss. Told her my last day would be 2 weeks from today. With that, she told me I am no longer needed here and that today is my last day. Did I just get fired? Edit: I emailed her a formal resignation letter after this conversation. Will I get paid for the next two weeks?