My boss told me if I decide to leave that I’m required to give a month’s notice because I’m in a “leadership” role. If I don’t do that, my last check is minimum wage. I’m in the state of Georgia. Is this legal? Is there a way around this?
Author: Olivia
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I'm in contention for a role at a big tech company. However, I was told it was for another company that's actually been acquired by the big tech company. So far I have been interviewed by the big company HR. The biggest appeal to me for this job is having the big companys name on my resume.
Mods, if posts such as this aren’t allowed, feel free to delete. For context I work in Maryland. Last Tuesday I was abruptly suspended without pay pending a review. Management’s reasoning behind this was a chronic tardiness and absents. I suffer from a neurological disorder known as cluster headaches, where the pain is so terrible that I cannot do anything that doesn’t Involve throwing myself around like a rag doll. I stated to my employer that these headaches make it impossible to do the simplest of things, let alone drive, thus many days I would run late as a result. Management was seemingly okay with this. All fine and well, or so I thought until I was suspended and subsequently terminated. My termination has resulted in the inability to collect UI, even though I’ve spent the previous four years at this company. What should I do in this situation? I…
how to talk about visas with an employer
I interviewed for a job that would be abroad this summer and did a little research on visas to find out if I was eligible. I am from Canada and want to work in the UK so I had some options and figured if they want to hire me then it could be figured out. However this employer will not tell me if they are offering me the job but keep asking if I have a visa which makes the visa application difficult. I can apply for the youth working holiday visa which I do not need a job offer but this visa is two years and so the health insurance cost is really expensive (especially when I don't know important things like how much I will be making or if I am even hired). Other visa options I do need to know if I am hired so I can…