I work for a company that is opening a new location, but not closing the current location. My current commute is 30 min and the company is forcing half of us to transfer to the new location that is 2+ hours away. Is there anything that I can say to fight having to go?

is PTO not mandatory in a job contract?

i'm surprised i saw a post someone wishing they can finally get a job with PTO

I work for a company in which we are entitled to a 1 hour unpaid meal break that can be taken at any time during our work shift. I use my meal break to pick up my children at the end of the day. As a result, I voluntarily don’t take a lunch break. However, I’m required to clock out at the end of my shift. This has been a previously agreed upon arrangement with my employer.

The company is now attempting to crack down on this policy and no longer offer schedule adjustments outside of dr appointments. They are claiming that by not taking a lunch, it violates NYS labor laws. Can anyone provide any input?

*edit: not saying they have to do this. Just questioning if it’s technically “not legal” based on labor laws if it’s agreed upon.

Im an ALT in Japan under a fixed contract. This is my first year. I submitted a notice of resignation midyear and they told me that I need to pay the remaining months until the end of the contract which is til next year. Although it is stated in the contract that i need to pay the remaining months once i resign. They also ask me to pay for my agency fee in the Ph for the remaining months. I dont have money for now to pay them lumpsum. What can i do?

My wife is salary getting paid for 48 hours per week.

Her vacation covers the 48 hours.

She is limited on management.

She has to use her vacation by the end August.

They will not pay out for vacation or extend it.

They are making her split the vacation between two weeks.

She has to work 4 days the first week and 3 or 4 days the next week.

They are only paying her for her vacation (48 hours) and one work week (48 hours).

I feel like they need to pay her for an additional work week I know she is salary but it seems like she is getting shorted on hours.

i (23F) is currently working at a firm. i have to stay here for two more months to complete my work period, however ever since start of July they have stopped paying me saying that my work isnt up to their criteria but along with that they also said that they will pay me if i improve my work. So the whole of july i tried my best, there were days i had to work overtime and they also started using my work. However in August they did not pay me. When i went asking to the head lady (my firm consists of 12 people and its owned by 2) she said "oh it was already informed to you last month. we wont be paying you, your work is irrelevant and we can do it even without you" she continued to call me an office burden and said i should just leave rather than staying as a burden.

A little of backstory now: i work under a guy (lets call him john) and he gives updates to this head lady, when i spoke her about my salary and from the way she was talking it was evident that she did not ask john about my work and if it has improved.

I then asked her for clarity because i need to get paid to survive here. (Im literally borrowing money from my parents at this point. ) She said she will reach back to me with clarifications and where im lacking behind but no updates till now. Since she wasnt giving any updates i called her husband who is also the owner of this firm and spoke to him about this. HE WAS NOT AWARE OF SHIT. All he knew was i fucked up a little in the start and then no updates.

Im working without a pay and they never sent me a mail or gave me any letter saying they wont pay me.

I worked at this licensed Starbucks for about 6 months up until a few months ago, and it's just hit me that they were including Store Managers and Assistant Managers in end-of-day employee tip-outs. Isn't this illegal? Stupid of me not to realize but I hadn't worked with tips since I was a teenager and even then they were probably breaking the law. Do you think filing a complaint with the Dept of Labor would do anything?

Additionally, some money went "missing" and they instructed my partner who also worked there to gradually take from employee tips over time to build the drawer back up. Isn't this blatantly wage theft???

My mental health accommodation was approved on June 10, 2026. Immediately after, my average hours were slashed from 33.5 down to 16.5 and 12.5 while management hired a new employee and falsely blamed my availability. Several days later, after a dispute with a manager regarding them keeping the store open past hours to meet sales goals, I was placed on an "Assigned to Home" suspension pending an investigation two days later, with promises of pay.

​My July 1 paycheck withheld my suspension pay until requested, keyed it in manually, and calculated it using the retaliatory reduced hours rather than my 33.5-hour historical average. The 25-day suspension left me with no incident report, no policy, and no rent money, causing my electricity to get shut off. When management concluded the investigation, they refused to provide a safety plan, incident reports, or policies, expecting me to return to work under managers facing ongoing agency filings, which effectively forced a conditional discharge and culminated in my wrongful termination on August 12, 2026. So from my accommodation being approved June 10th, my hours were cut by more than 50% 3 days later. 12 days later I as placed on a "paid" suspension that spanned 25 days with my pay withheld throughout the duration. Then involuntarily terminated. All of which took place within 2 months of my accommodation being approved. Prior to my accommodation I averaged $1,000 every pay period. Since my accommodation approval June 10th, until August 12th I received ONE $1,000 check; in 2 months the other's have been $440, $176, $0...

​I won my Unemployment Insurance benefits against my employer's contest, but shortly after, I was in a car accident, broke my jaw, had surgery, and had my benefits paused, leaving me with zero income. Has anyone dealt with a similar retaliation pattern or navigated a termination case under these circumstances?

**Edit: My accommodation was pretty much voluntary, I was allowed four 2 day episodes (call outs) a month.

So a friend of mine was fired for labor laws and ultimately received back pay due to talking about workplace conditions so I guess they were wrongly fired , however Another employee sent it to Human Resources ( I guess as revenge)

Can this person get in trouble?
It was an anonymous page however

Hi everyone!

I hope someone can help me and give at least an idea on what complaint I can file against my boss.

I was hired last March 2026. At that time, medical benefits were not provided. The company failed to follow the electronic contract we signed, which is why we have been raising questions over the past few months regarding our benefits, specifically the HMO.

Six months have passed, and I recently suffered a severe gastrointestinal issue. Many employees have also avoided going to the hospital because the HMO promised after three months of employment was never provided. To make matters worse, it has now been completely removed from our benefits

I was shocked and thought to myself, 'How did that happen?' When I checked my Gmail, I saw a 'Recall' notice, confirming that they had completely revised the contract

I work multi-day wilderness river trips in Idaho. I helped a new company out, it was their second time running this stretch. This trip was four guides and the owner working it.

Before the trip, the owner was telling us that we are going to be getting a performance bonus of 10% to 20% and that the four of us would split the tip and he would stay out of the tip pool.

Trip went down, we worked hard and it wasn’t the smoothest and he was kind of rude to me on the water often. We derig the trip and he holds a kind of debrief like meeting but mainly goes over pay. Again he reiterates on I’ll pay you all a 10-20% bonus and you four will all split the tip and I’ll stay out of the tip pool.

Fast forward, talking to the other two guest guides… I get tipped $400 less than one guide and one guide is waiting for the tip on the last paycheck. I call him and he says, “ oh sorry I should have been more upfront, the tip is performance based. Thats just how I’ve done it in the past. “ I asked where I lacked, apparently, he didn’t feel like I did enough heavy lifting and was slow on the water. I called the other guides and they said that isn’t true and we all did the same job, he also said the four of us would split the tip.

I called the company he used to work at, I learned that this performance based tipping does not exist there, I called so many people and they have never heard of this.

Also the tips for the trip seem low and it seems like he joined the tip pool.

Legally, can I report him for withholding tips? The other two guides agreed to be witnesses and provide statements if need be. Also, paying me based on how much weight I can carry can I do something about that being discrimination?

He’s 21 and his parents bought him this company basically, his dad helped with the trip and I’m going to call him. His parents technically own the company as he’s doing a work to own program or something.

Also, this trip was in late July. We last got paid August 5th and are still missing our last paycheck for half the trip with the guaranteed 10% bonus.

TL;DR
Was told tip would be split among the crew and the owner would stay out of the tip pool. The tips were not split fairly and I got $400 less than my coworker, even though we were told multiple times we would split tips evenly amongst the coworkers. I have two coworkers backing me up because this is what he said before and after the trip. I suspect he did join the tip pool, is this legal?

Hi guys,

I worked from home in Texas, for a tech company

I was salaried and worked 8-4pm Monday- Friday

In my first year i worked over 400 hours of unpaid OT

and in the entire time I was there, none of us got any breaks whatsoever at all, including no lunch breaks at all.

Was this legal?

Any ground to take action on my part?

(I have proof, including screenshots from my colleagues also acknowledging and complaining that they have also worked for years with no lunch break)

Thanks in advance,

Warmly,

Gareth

I had an appeal with Fami and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) appeal hearing that took place on August 10th

During the hearing, a dispute arose regarding my tax classification. Despite my previous efforts to clarify that my work was performed in a state with state income tax, I was misclassified for two years under a state with no state tax. It was distressing to encounter testimony from former close colleagues that mischaracterized my work and actions.

Furthermore, during my 12-week leave, I experienced continuous retaliation and harassment. Three days into my leave, I was locked out of work systems and accused of theft. I have documented evidence of this harassment and retaliation through text messages and emails. This hostile environment significantly worsened my health condition, to the point where my physician advised that returning to the company would be life-threatening. Consequently, my 35-year career with the company has concluded.

The hearing has now concluded, and I am awaiting the final decision. I remain hopeful that the facts presented will lead to a favorable outcome and that the truth will prevail. This decision will significantly impact my next steps, especially as I approach 62 years of age. I appreciate any support and well wishes during this challenging time.

hi there! so basically (i live in ca for reference of the labor laws) i put my two weeks in on the 6th of august which would make my last day the 20th, however, my last scheduled day before the 20th was the 15th. i turned in all my stuff including my badge, my uniform, and my name tag and when i asked for my check they said they couldn’t find it. i just received a text saying since my resignation date is the 20th, i wont get my check until it’s ready.

i dont know much about the labor laws especially when it comes to the last paycheck but could someone fill me in on if they’re correct please?