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*speaks generally into the wind, without addressing anyone in particular. I am often surprised by the number of people who fail to realize that on many occasions, when an attorney fails to comply with a client's wishes, it is often because the client is instructing him to do things that are not...

You would apply in CA since you have no work quarters in AZ. If AZ needs to be involved, CA will tell you. I believe, but am not 100% certain, that CA is one of the few states that will allow benefits for a "trailing spouse"; i.e. spouse was transferred beyond commuting distance and claimant...

How does the attorney say you should do this?

Never thought I'd be saying this when I got up this morning, but I agree with welkin.

Perhaps it was his mailbox flag which was raised.

Yes - you can report the lack of breaks to the DLSE DLSE forms (FYI - required breaks in CA are 10 minutes long, not 15) Yes. It's entirely up to the employer what time they want to schedule you for. It's not up to you.

Someone else can correct me if I'm wrong but I'm not seeing how they would go to Federal prison at all. State prison, yes, but Federal prison, no.

Because an employee who meets the definition of exempt is not paid on the basis of how many hours they work. That's what an exempt employee is exempt FROM - overtime.

That sounds very much as if it could legally qualify as an exempt position.

I didn't ask for your title. I asked for your duties. A "project coordinator" tells me nothing as not every employer titles their positions the same way.

What Zigner said.

And what are the job duties of your primary position?

I've already addressed the "above salary" question. As for the other, I'll see your Fact Sheet 17a and raise you one Fact Sheet 17g. Refer to page 2, please. https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/WHD/legacy/files/fs17g_salary.pdf

Way ahead of you, babe.

The FLSA expressly gives employers permission to dock even an exempt employee who takes a day off for personal reasons. Doesn't matter how many hours you already worked in the pay period. If you are exempt (and that's a different question we'll address in a minute) the number of hours you work...

Nor do reputable lawyers troll message boards looking for clients.

I do not in any way mean this nastily. Please do not take it as anything but an attempt to be helpful. If he's got you this nervous when even you admit that he's unlikely to do anything that can harm you, perhaps a session or two with a mental health counselor might be worthwhile. Talking the...

Unless he's a graduate of Quantico, or at least Harvard's SEAS, it's quite unlikely that he could fabricate something that would stand up under sufficient scrutiny to do you any damage. Relax.

Tell you what. In the highly unlikely event that this actually happens, come back to us with the specifics and we'll tell you how to deal with it. Until then, you are spending WAY too much energy worrying about something that's quite unlikely to ever happen. Let it go and spend that energy on...

You said it better than I did. Thanks.