News of Labor Laws

Employers with workers who speak and read only Spanish MUST post the Labor Law Notices in Spanish. http://www.dir.ca.gov/FAQworkplacepostings3.htm

My some ignorant postings here... including one worth reporting.

I been stuck on these questions! I'm not really sure if they're right. PLEASE HELP

Current measures of productivity in the service sector provide an accurate measure of changes in the quality of output.

true or false? I put TRUE.

With the emergence of the Internet, Jasmine finds it easy to do all her gift buying online. She takes comfort in the fact that new technologies if installed properly are seldom used in unethical ways. ...

I had a root canal and a tooth extraction a few days ago and since then have returned to work, I had to leave early yesterday and am really not functional today. I work in a call center so I am talking on the phone the entire time. This is abosolutly killing my jaw. I had to use my last sick day yesterday and they won't let me use vacation on such short notice. Is ...

I was wondering if anyone could tell me if it is required of an employer to give paid/unpaid persoanl days? I work in the oil field and we are only paid for 4 hoildays, New Years Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. We get vacation days after you have been with the company for over a year. They have just recently started giving us personal days, so many a quarter.
A co worker took ...

Could someone well-versed in Kentucky Labor Law(s) please help? KY is one of the few states that actually have meal/break laws. KY Statute dictates that an employee MUST be give a ten minute PAID break period for each 4 hours worked. My employer does NOT let us take these required breaks, only 30 minute lunch period. Do I have a case as far as trying to recoup wages? Should I be paid for these breaks ...

I'm a Dental Assistant in a very busy Dental Office. As I understand the labor law in California, employees must take two 10-minute breaks each day. Unfortunately I'm almost always told that I am not allowed to take these breaks because it's too busy in the office. I tried contacting the state government, but they told me that they won't be able to do anything about it for at least 4 months. I'm afraid I'll ...

...your boss treated you unfairly? I was at a job for 3.5 years and loved it. My manager has always treated me unfairly. He recently though decided to demote me because he says I am not performing my job even though I am doing more than any other person in my position. I worked very hard to get where I was and overcame many obstacles. He always treated me like a very unintelligent person and ...

Conservatives are absolutely correct on the issue of guns and gun control. What good does taking away or severely restricting guns do? None.

These "feel good" laws only greatly increases the problems related to them while creating the illusion of safety. It makes criminals out of law abiding citizens. It ensures real criminals plenty of unarmed victims. It also places more control in the hands of criminals, since outlawing something doesn't get rid of the ...

I read the Texas Labor Laws and it stated that the minimum age to work in Texas is 14 years old, and it only said that a child 14- and 15- can only work from 7am to 7pm a day and cannot work during school hours. I saw on another site that I could get a job at Baskin Robbins and as a Arby's crew member at the minimum age of 15 years. I just ...

I work in WV.

My employer has mentioned to me that I have made several "mistakes" over the past few weeks due to shortages or overages on my shift. I work for a subway, and I'm one of the first shift employees. What happens is that I come in in the morning do my count of everything (food, cups, plates, etc.) and then 30 min prior to my shift end I have to account for ...