Recent content by kismetique

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? TX Was hired in January full-time. At that time, I was the only employee in that department. I was working 7 days a week, which was fine. Several months later, they hire a new department manager who then hires a part-time employee and my hours...

I reside in the state of Texas. There has been on-going communication/litigation between my last employer and myself regarding some unpaid overtime wages. Briefly - I filed an internal FLSA complaint, for which I was then forced to resign my position. After several meetings, the city...

What is the name of your state? Texas I've had an ongoing FLSA claim with my employer. They finally admitted that they owed me the overtime wages for a 2 year period. However, they are saying since they have now paid it, they acted in good faith! Yet, they also admitted that they realize my...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Texas I received a letter from EEOC today that my x-employer is refusing to enter into mediation on my age / gender discrimination charge. I'm curious as to what comes next - I know EEOC will investigate, but I'm wondering what...

What is the name of your state? Texas Before I get totally fed up, I thought I would ask if I'm being unreasonable in my expectations. I have an attorney (signed contract w/retainer fee), who will NOT return phone calls or emails. Several months back, I called and left messages for 5 weeks...

What is the name of your state? Texas I currently have an on-going FLSA claim which has not yet been settled. While talking with the DOL, I was encouraged to call EEOC and speak to them about possible discrimination. I did and EEOC said I should file the claim, so I did. I have asked a...

Well, from the reports I saw that were published online, the reports also contain how many complaints of various kinds were made by gender/age/race, etc....as well as what type of complaint was made. It also showed how many complaints had been settled and how many were past 180 days in the...

Well, I guess the reason I questioned it was many, many moons ago, I was Personnel Director (among many other odd jobs) of a very small firm who had gov't. contracts. We HAD to keep the information on file, as we were required to report - and yes, we asked for educational information and...

Thanks for your response. It makes perfect sense - especially since it is voluntary. :rolleyes: I tried looking it up on the Internet before posting a question here, and saw where some public sector employers (federal, I think) were legally bound to gather the info as well as post it...

What is the name of your state? Texas This is something I'm just curious about, because I was so taken aback when it happened. I put in my application today to a company I have previously worked for. I personally took it to their HR dept. The clerk took the back page that is filled out for...

Thanks for giving me another perspective on this. Perhaps I should call the gentleman at EEOC again and ask for clarification. He asked me pointed questions about my situation, so I really feel he understood. Here is the jist of that conversation.... After I gave my explanation he asked me...

Thank you for your response. I would have totally agreed with you until the DOL told me to call the EEOC and after speaking with EEOC, the guy there tells me he thinks I have a claim! Could have knocked me over with a feather - I wouldn't have thought it was discrimination and certainly not...

What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state?What is the name of your state? Texas I worked for a city government, and during my employment my job description changed several times, which I have documentation of this. I was told to create a website, which I did. However, this...

Thank You! Suzie - just wanted to say thank you again for your help and input!

Suzie - thanks for your input! It's always nice to get another side to the problem. Also, thank you for being kind and patient with me. One more question please - I've been reading and see where sometimes a State Labor Department can sometimes be tougher on the employer than the DOL. Should...