Unless the employee is protected by an Union Contract, yes, the employer can change employee compensation at will.
Yes. Overtime is not an employee right, it is a penalty on employers they are smart to avoid.
Yes - many companies have certain grooming standards that all employees must adhere to.
Yes, unless you have a contract with the employee that states otherwise, as an employer you may set your employee's schedule. Note that if you are changing the employee's status from full- to part-time solely to avoid paying benefits you may run into issues with ERISA laws that prevent intentional disqualification from health insurance solely to avoid costs.
No. An employer act is never discrimination unless there is a tangible employment action - the victim gets fired, demoted, suspended, pay cut, unwelcome transfer. Giving someone else training is not tangible harm. No violation possible.
An employer can fire you for good reason, bad reason, or no reason unless firing violates a statute. No known statute prohibits firing an employee for job hunting.
Only to the extent that you have read Goldberg v. Kelly, 397 U.S. 254 (1970).
AnswerIn Canada no, an employer can't lay off or fire an employee on Worker's Comp. However, if the company should cut out certain shifts (one you were on) or goes bankrupt then yes, you could be out of a job.
Yes.
Often times when applying for a job, a resume is essential. The potential employer of a job seeker, may ask for a letter of recommendation after a person is hired. If the potential employee has lost his previous job due to downsizing or cut backs, once again the potential employer often asks for a letter of recommendation from the applicants former boss.
YOu mean discontinue it unilaterally? Yes. If there is a union, the employer must negotiate before doing so. If no union, no need to negotiate.
If you have a contract, look to the words of the contract. If you have a union, ask your representative. If you have neither, see if you were promised something when you were hired and see if you have evidence of this promise -- an employee handbook, a schedule of wages, a seniority system which has been violated, etc. If you do not have any of these things, you are probably screwed.
yes ABSOLUTELY NOT!! (Not sure who wrote 'yes.) The IRS regulations state that the employee tax rate for social security tax in 2011 is 4.2%. The employer tax rate for social security remains unchanged at 6.2%. The 2011 social security wage base limit is $106,800. In 2011, the Medicare tax rate is 1.45% each for employers and employees, unchanged from 2010. There is no wage base limit for Medicare tax. Employers should implement the 4.2% employee social security tax rate as soon as possible, but not later than January 31, 2011.