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I worked at a telecommunications company. Our job was to install fiber optic cables underground. There's a man whom the company subcontracts as a backhoe operator. He wears a white hat but essentially has no authority over me. This man i do not like. He's very well known to be a racist. I had gotten into an altercation with him as he sat in his machine. It was noon physical and I was standing 15 feet from the backhoe. There was 4 witnesses. My partner and I, and his 20 year old helper. This man days I threatened him. He asked if what I had said to him was a threat and I replied with a clear NO. Anyways. I got suspended without pay pending an investigation. He did not. A week later I'm fired from my job. My question is..if there were 4 witnesses and half of us agreed with me and half agreed with him, how was it fair that I was suspended and then let go? In a court of law, I would be acquitted.

Hello, since last 7 years non-stop honestly I am working in production, my company manufacturing feta cheese and by nature its family business located at Mississauga. I suffer lots from my boss and supervisor. 13th Friday 2017 suddenly company give it to me temp layoff verbally, today's date I did not received any documents from my company expect my last 15 days pay slip with my full vacation pay. We are 22 employees are working and have a one shift only, just to show up they give layoff to three employee and one office lady they fired for some other reason around one month ago. When I ask to accountant, supervisor they said they are surprised about this decision and they give it to me verbal reason like company have short work, later when business pick up they calling me, but after my layoff company running 9+ hours and all employee getting 8+ hours even some are getting overtime too. Around 8 employees are junior than me and they are working around maximum last two years after that they give it to me temp layoff, even my boss, supervisor admitted after my questions like they are happy with my work and I did not make any mistakes? I did very hard even I am going to be marry in February also have some other plans to settle down my family, everything going to be collops due to wrong decision. I did not apply for EI or I am not in any job now, I am tense and do not know what to do there I found you on google so I contact you hope you help me and I am will be in my workplace soon. Please give it to me right advice and do it something so I get out from this situation. Thank you very much. Have a good day.

I work in a permanent part time position and my employer has posted my position but with full time status. Now I have to compete for my position because the part time one will be eliminated . If they hire somebody else I'e lost my job. What can I do about this?

Hi I have worked my job for 10 years now I have been on short term disability and my condition has not changed ,I applied for long term disability and was denied and my dr said I could go back to work on modified duties my work is telling me they can't offer me modified duties because all there jobs fall under my drs restrictions so they are saying I can't return to work is that legal ?

Hi, I'm in sales and have some huge contracts looming to be signed in the next 90 days that have been 12+ months in the works. If I was let go, would I have any action if they signed these deals right after I was let go? Is there a window that is standard? For context, I've been at my role for 2+ years and have a base salary plus commission.