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• Employer hasn’t paid us for our work (Washington) Oct 27, 2026
  employment attorney — Washington
  Location: Washington Myself and 4 others have been doing months of work for an LLC company. We were promised reimbursement for our work from either a grant that was submitted to the city or out of our employers pocket. Recently we all stopped working for the company because we found…
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• Has anyone here dealt with a rescinded job offer after already quitting their previous job? Oct 22, 2026
  employment attorney — Washington
  I had a written offer for a new position with a confirmed start date. The company’s onboarding instructions specifically told me not to give notice to my current employer until my background check cleared and my start date was finalized. My background check cleared, they confirmed my start date, and…
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• Inventions Agreement under the FSLA Oct 17, 2026
  employment attorney — Washington
  location: Washington State Under the FLSA, private sector employees may not volunteer services to for-profit private sector employers. One of the agreements say even if the employee uses their own off the clock time if they used company equipment that means the employer owes the work. But the FLSA says…
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• Lost job 2 days before H-1B change of status took effect. Can a withdrawal filed after the start date restore F-1 status? Oct 16, 2026
  employment attorney — Washington
  Location: Washington, USA. A friend was on F-1 STEM OPT, with the extension application still pending. Their employer's H-1B petition was approved as a change of status effective October 1, 2026. They lost the job on September 29, so they never worked or got paid in H-1B status. The employer…
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• Disability wait and unemployment Aug 23, 2026
  employment attorney — Washington
  Location: Seattle, Washington Hello, I have been waiting for my disability application to get reviewed, which is in about a month or 2. Application filed for epilepsy, been having up to 2 convulsive set of seizures at least once a month, with medication not working. I have been beyond struggling…
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