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My Employment Lawyer ("MEL") is a network of U.S. employment lawyers who represent individual employees. MEL provides employment law information for individuals and opportunities for attorneys to reach potential clients. If you cannot find answers to your employment law question, then Ask MEL, a free service that lets individual employees send questions to employment lawyers in their state.
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I was furloughed during the pandemic after 25 years of service. Ironically the very week I received a raise in pay. They never called me back but never formally fired me. Am I due any compensation?I tried to sue my employer because they said they eliminated my position but soon hired a former employee for my”eliminated “ position. They claimed that I was not fired but I received no pay and no formal notice of termination. Am I due any compensation?
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Fired after giving notice of resignation - what can I do?Once an employee turns in his/her resignation is it illegal for the employer to lay the employee off?
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