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I had poor attendance due to substance abuse went off work, while waitingfor rehab i had missed a couple appt with councilor and doctor told third party ins doctor I relapsed They denied my claim while still under doctor care I told my employer about my addiction they gave me a leave of absence to work withWRP until i go to rehab They also want me to sign a Last Chance Agreement they say because of my attendance due to my addiction and if I dont sign it Im terminated Can they do this seeing as I was the one who came forward to tell them about my addiction?

I work a seasonel job and I got a lay of notice a week ago ever year I leave and go to my winter job but my summer job boss says if I leave I will be let go due to the fact that thay have work for the winter if I leave and get let go I lose my seniority I have been at my summer job going on 8 years and great seniority I don't want to lose

I was terminated without cause and I'm working through a settlement so I have yet to have a formal release. I have an idea for a new business that I would like to start working on. When can I do this? I need to secure income.

I was hired, roughly 4 weeks ago, for a large company working in sales. I was provided three weeks training, and on the 4th week I was ready to start selling. The role was 100% commission, but did have strong benefits, and a 6 month probation period. All of the leads were provided by the company, with the initial expectation 3 leads per day, which was modified to 1.5 leads per day. During the span of the following 8/9 days I received only two leads. One I never should have received, and the second one, a general interest, but the prospect was considering our solution. During this time I did not receive any negative feedback, warnings, or behave inappropriately. I was released after 8/9 days, deemed a business decision. A person who started the exact time I did, received 12 leads during this time frame. What are my options?

I put in a complaint at work about discrimination. There was an "investigation" where former employees who quit for the same reasons were not allowed to be interviewed. As the sole female employee working under this manager that made it his word against mine. They determined that my accusations were unjustified as I was the only complainant. 4 months later they restructured out department and I was let go, even though I was meeting my targets when other male employees weren't. I would like to know if I have a case for wrongful dismissal?