Monthly Archives: March 2010
Work Hours Deducted From Paycheck? Don’t Give Your Employer a Free Lunch.
Image by LexnGer via Flickr Has your employer deducted money from your paycheck for hours that you worked? Some employers will make mandatory deductions from hourly workers’ paychecks, without regard to time actually worked. For example, some employers will automatically … Continue reading
Polite Hearings, and the Distinction Between the Person and His Conduct
Recently I was at a legal hearing. It was the same old drill in most respects. Two parties opposed each other. A boss had fired an employee. The boss’s testimony opposed the employee’s testimony, and vice versa. Neither side changed … Continue reading
Unemployment: The Legal Decision-Maker Isn’t Your Friend (Or Enemy)
Image by beingkatie via Flickr If you are an employee seeking unemployment benefits, and you will be talking to an unemployment agency phone interviewer and/or administrative judge, please avoid a common pitfall: don’t assume that the unemployment representative will identify … Continue reading
Attitude Matters at Your Wisconsin Unemployment Hearing
If you are a Wisconsin employee with an unemployment hearing coming up, my post here has comprehensive information about WI unemployment hearing procedure, preparation, and issues to consider. Stepping back from those detailed issues, there is another, more fundamental issue … Continue reading
