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I am considering hiring a virtual admin assistant and want to know whether they would classified as an employee or a contractor.

I've been on short-term disability from my full-time remote role for the past three weeks. I will not be returning in the near future. However, today I noticed my company has posted a job listing that closely matches my position, with only minor changes. I suspect they're trying to replace me. Is this legal? Do I have any protections?

Good afternoon, I have had a leg injury and now working from home 5 days a week. My employer has asked me to fill an Attending Physician Statement form for me to work from home for next 2 or 3 weeks. My role is not an office role and prior to this I have always worked from home all 5 days a week since I Joined in January 2022. They only started 3 days office since March 1st. My question is do I need to submit the attending physician statement form as I am not asking for any absence of STD leave. Please can you guide me.

Good morning, I have been employed with the same company for over 30 years. Due to a conflict at work, I have decided to quit my job. I have four week of vacation pay owed to me. Am I entitled to it?

Recently my employer placed me on a PIP without any prior warning, which I believed to be unfair. I contested this by showing evidence that not only was the PIP unwarranted but also that my job role had been inaccurately classified. I pointed out that my work was being judged at a managerial level even though I'm in an individual contributor (IC) position. Additionally, I voiced serious concerns about discrimination and unequal treatment at the company. Following my objections, the company revoked the PIP and has since made efforts to be more accommodating and to address the discrimination issues I brought up. Despite the company's recent shift to a more accommodating stance, I'm still uneasy about the possibility of being terminated in the future, perhaps during an upcoming layoff or organizational restructuring. This concern stems from discussions with former colleagues who experienced a similar sequence of events: their PIPs were withdrawn, only for them to be terminated later, seemingly as part of broader layoffs. This recurring pattern has me questioning my position and the kind of exit package I might be able to secure should my employment come to an end. Given these circumstances, I wonder if your firm could would be able to me in negotiating a significant exit package, leveraging the issues of discrimination and job misclassification I've previously raised? Or, am I likely to be offered the standard severance package given to others in a layoff situation? Could hinting at legal action at that point assist in securing a substantial exit package, even if the company maintains that it has resolved the issues I highlighted? Would liability on their part still exist? I've considered negotiating an exit now, but I've only been with the company for a year. Would it be wiser to wait?