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It's called a mistake. People make them. I'm willing to be that you might even have made a couple yourself, at some point in time. At the present time, there are no laws prohibiting people from making clerical errors.

I have been called several times and in my state it's one-day, one-trial. You call the night before the day you're assigned and they tell you whether or not to come in. If you're told not to come in, that's it; you're done. If they tell you to come in, you come in and if you're not seated...

I had an employee come to me once and tell me she HAD to have one particular day off. When I asked her why, she handed me a notice that essentially said, she'd blown off her jury duty not once, not twice, but three times, and if she didn't show up THIS time she was going to jail.

This is what Florida has to say: What happens if I fail to appear for jury service? Section 40.23 of the Florida Statutes states that “failure to attend as a juror upon being duly summoned may result in a fine not to exceed $100.” In addition to the fine, you may also face contempt...

As would many of us. But so far, there has been no suggestion that anyone is going to be terminated at all, let alone for something that happened years ago.

The bottom line here, though, is that he has the authority to do anything the company allows him to do. Whether he has the authority to fire someone is of no relevance to whether he can require his current employees to be drug tested. It's up to upper management whether he is allowed to do one...

is there anything THEY have posted that is NOT true?

I tend to look into questions like this when I'm doing research for a novel.

"What department you work for" is not a characteristic protected by law. Therefore, a change in policy that affects only one department is not illegal discrimination and is permitted by law. It's really no different than, Sales employees have to wear business suits; Shipping employees can wear...

I don't know how common it is. It is legal. Alabama law allows random drug testing in the workplace.

I have, in many states other than PA. It's done primarily when there has been a spate of employees leaving without notice and the transition has been rocky because of that. It's not a move I'm in favor of - if you treat your employees right they're much more likely to treat you right. But it's...

PA is very big on "follow your policy". If this has been a consistent policy and the employees know about it, it's unlikely that PA will determine that this is a wage violation. I agree that it would be better if it were in writing, but if they are consistent about it and it is known, it's not a...

Agreed. One hundred percent.

As far as I have been able to determine with a quick search, this process is legal in PA as long as you are made aware of it (or should have been made aware of it) beforehand. As an example, if the company handbook states that this will happen, then it's legal.

Raise your hand if you think the person in question is the OP's ex. (raises own hand)

What you CANNOT do, however, is force any given agency to act. ALL you can do is make the report and they will decide if it warrants investigation or further action. if they decide against it, there is no law you can invoke or action you can take that will force them to.

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I'm good with that. Though I have before seen instances where Employee A was certain that Employee B was either engaging in or the victim of illegal practices and was proven wrong because Employee A did not have all the facts.

That is $12k more than the law requires you be paid. There are only three states where severance is ever required by law; Florida is not one of those states; even in the three states where it is sometimes required, it is not required in these circumstances. Florida has very weak wage and hour...

You've got a lot of stuff in here that I don't have time to address right now. I'll be back when I'm off work for the day. If you don't see me respond this evening, remind me.