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Employee terminated while on leave for an injury

Back in March of this year I was terminated from an hourly job with the tourist industry in Hampton Roads. This was done whil...

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26	12/31/69	WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW	Job offer hinges on getting security clearance	My husband recently applied for a job at Ft. Monroe as a contractor and got a conditional offer. Th...
27	11/10/09	WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW	FBI does not employ convicted felons	I understand that you were an FBI agent. Can you tell me if a person can get a job with the FBI even...
28	12/24/09	WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW	Job offer hinges on getting security clearance	My husband recently applied for a job at Ft. Monroe as a contractor and got a conditional offer. Th...
29	02/02/10	WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW	Job candidate concerned about effect of MBA on securing job	Do I have to include my MBA on my resume and on an employer's application? I think because of m...
30	08/17/10	WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW	Troubled past gets in job seeker's way	I’ve been searching for a job for over a year in Hampton Roads. My background is in accounting and ...
31	08/31/10	WORKPLACE ISSUES & THE LAW	Employee terminated while on leave for an injury	Back in March of this year I was terminated from an hourly job with the tourist industry in Hampton ...
32	07/20/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Person hung up on bad phone etiquette	I've had it with people either never returning my calls or returning them so late that it's absurd. ...
33	06/14/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Recent college grad can't find work	I graduated from college in May with a degree in Economics and a 3.0 GPA. I'm not having much luck i...
34	05/24/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Wife suspicious of husband who travels often with business partner	I am a co-owner of a high-tech company. My partner and I have to travel out of town on a regular bas...
35	03/01/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Job seeker freezes up during interviews	I've been job interviewing quite a bit with not much success. One of the things I'm having difficult...
36	02/01/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Employee fears exposure to disease at work	I work for a company in Norfolk. On 1/24/05, we learned that a co-worker contracted chicken pox. I a...
37	01/18/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Be selective when joining professional associations	I'm in the throes of starting my own business. As I'm sure you know, it's an overwhelming task. I ne...
38	01/11/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	To MBA or not to MBA?	I've been in marketing in the automotive industry for about ten years. I've done pretty well for mys...
39	11/09/04	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Something "fishy" about employer's secrecy over health insurance	My husband and I have the limited benefit health insurance with my husband's employer. My husband ha...
40	05/25/05	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Business owner working from home rattled by constant interruptions	I run a small business out of my house. I thought there could be no downside working from home, but ...
41	04/13/04	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Should job seeker select friend or ex-boss as a reference?	I've decided to look for a new job in sales. I've updated my resume but have only firmed up one of m...
42	04/06/04	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Woman worries that spotty resume hurts her job prospects	I am a 45 year old woman who is getting ready to look for her first real job. I know this is hard to...
43	03/07/04	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Police officer tired of city politics, ponders career change	I've worked since 1994 as a police officer in Hampton Roads. I'm frustrated by the city government's...
44	01/03/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Scared to ask boss for modified leave for birth of baby	I work for a large company. My wife is having our baby six months from now, and the company's polic...
45	01/31/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Suspicious of Hurricane Katrina being the reason for not being hired	I'm tired of lame excuses or what I actually think are lies. In my line of work, I have to constant...
46	02/07/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Relationship in the office is no longer an extramarital affair	I'm not proud to admit that I had an extra-marital affair with a colleague of equal management statu...
47	02/21/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	'Bad vibes' making worker uneasy	I am seeking advice about bad vibes in the work place. I have been working for the same company for...
48	03/28/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Job seeker wonders how to deal with two suitors	I've been job-hunting for over 18 months with absolutely no decent bites, and now when something pos...
49	05/30/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Employee has problem with company's dress code policy	My company's policy requires stockings with skirts. However, the stockings are giving me rashes and...
50	06/13/06	PERSONAL WORK ISSUES	Does email give license to be rude?	I'm probably not the first or the last person to write you about how maddening it is for me to promp...

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