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Can an HIV+ person be required to work face to face during the Corona-virus shelter in place in CA ?
Asked in San Jose,  CA Mar. 18, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I am a counselor at Santa Clara county (CA) and due to the Corona-virus’ shelter in place mandate, we are required to work face to face with mental health clients on a rotation basis two days a week at urgent care. We have the option to teleworking other days. I am a 56 years old HIV+ man and my doc...

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What does a person by that makes 2.17 hour waiting tables file for unemployment. As of rate of pay
Asked in Madisonville,  KY Mar. 18, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Daughter was payed off because restaurant had to close for coronavirus. Needs to file unemployment

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Covid-19 pay false worded promises ?
Asked in New York,  NY Mar. 18, 2020 ,  1 Answers

A statement was released by my employer stating “any employee diagnosed wit Covid-19 OR placed on quarantine would receive up to two weeks pay! However we are now being told you have to be diagnosed to with the virus. Even though the quarantine was doctor ordered after being denied testing stating s...

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My Starbucks store shut down and isn't giving us our disaster pay? Forcing us to work at other stores instead
Asked in Boynton Beach,  FL Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Is there anything me and my co workers can do about this? Our store was shut because of the Corona Virus. Starbucks is refusing to pay any partners disaster pay unless they are sick with the virus. They are telling us we have to goto other stores and cover shifts there, putting us at risk for exposu...

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Can a federal work study position work remotely during a state of emergency?
Asked in Denver,  CO Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

With coronavirus happening, I am told as a federal work study at a university that I cannot work remotely, despite all of our work being done online. Is this legal? Can I dispute this and request to work from home? I am told as this is a federal work study position, it does not qualify for things li...

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Is it legal to force an employee to come into the office during the COVID-19 Epidemic?
Asked in Atlanta,  GA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I work with a company that wants me to come into the office twice a week even though the CDC says we should be atleast 10 feet from other individuals. I do not have my own vehicle and I take public transportation which puts me in further danger. I was given the go ahead to work from home by my contr...

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Coronavirus: can I receive unemployment compensation if I have paid time off but elect not to use it?
Asked in Hartford,  CT Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I went on a cruise to the USVI and when I returned my employer banned me from returning to work. I was ordered to self quarantine at home for 14 days and could return thereafter. The employer states "during this 14 day period I "should" use paid time off (PTO). If I don't have any PTO this leave wou...

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Can employer hold off on giving commission pay when business is closed due to the current health crisis?
Asked in Los Angeles,  CA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I am working for a small marketing/advertising company and gets paid base pay and cash-in sales commission (commission due me when the customer pays the invoice). Because of the coronavirus crisis, our office is going to be closed temporarily. My employer guaranteed my base pay for the next 15 days ...

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Is my employer permitted to force me to use my PTO?
Asked in Philadelphia,  PA Mar. 17, 2020 ,  2 Answers

I’m an employee for an agency that provides related services in early intervention for a school district in Pennsylvania; I do not work for the school district. Due to the direct contact nature of the service, and the closing of the school district due to coronavirus, our services are suspended for ...

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My rights as a temp employee during the coronavirus?
Asked in Newark,  NJ Mar. 17, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I'm currently in a temporary position, a position no one else knows how to do so it's crucial for me to work. However, while all the permanent office personal got to go home and work because of the virus, I have to stay in the office because I'm not a permanent employee. If I get sick from someone e...

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I’m experiencing sexual harrement at work and I recorded the man it was my only proof because he is a preacher
Asked in Yantis,  TX Mar. 16, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Will I be in trouble for recording him saying very inappropriate things

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Is it illegal to record someone on their property?
Asked in New Albany,  IN Mar. 15, 2020 ,  1 Answers

I have a restraining order on my daughters father do to him molesting her.. still in court over that atm. His family came by my home today (his mom, sister and dad) and started recording me, asking me to see my daughter I was of course notably upset and crying. They continued to record me and saying...

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fired for mistakenly putting on a another person coat simerlar to mine. happen after expressing sexual harassment issue
Asked in Elkridge,  MD Mar. 09, 2020 ,  1 Answers

coat was put on to do a task outside. our simerler coats were hung side by side. not sure if this sounds sensible but to me im still dumbfounded they used this as the reason the get rid of the problem. which all I wanted was the sexural harassment issues to be known so I didnt have to feel uncomfort...

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if you ask someone for a massage through snapchat and sent them money. then they say they are underage.
Asked in Orlando,  FL Feb. 26, 2020 ,  1 Answers

Is there any wrongdoing here if the 2 parties never met?

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Repeated asked fellow manager at work to leave me alone and stop harassing me (non-sexual).
Asked on Feb. 25, 2020 ,  1 Answers

HR and top management did nothing. I recently found out from one of the HR members that this same employee has multiple pending sexual harassment lawsuits against him and the company. Which our company is settling. I asked for this employee to be kept away from me if these allegations are true. Mult...

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Is it a crime to use physical force to enter a hotel room where you have been told not to enter?
Asked in Whittier,  CA Feb. 24, 2020 ,  1 Answers

A family member knocked on my hotel room door. My husband answered by cracking the door open. The person asked to speak to me and my husband told him no because I was not dressed. He said he wanted to speak to me. I was laying in our hotel room bed naked- and I too responded that I was naked. He use...

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what would the charges be if a 17 year old is raped by three college students? victim was intoxicated before the assault
Asked in Goose Creek,  SC Feb. 21, 2020 ,  1 Answers

marijuana was involved, but it was the victims.

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Hi, i'm a Phd student, currently working on my thesis. is that allow to cite any of the court precedent
Asked on Feb. 20, 2020 ,  1 Answers

cases for instance (K.R., A Juvenile v. The State of Florida, 2020) as in text citation. Please advise. Tq

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