Legal Q&A

Can I file a civil lawsuit for severance pay against the owner of my former workplace?

During COVID-19, the company struggled greatly, and in the end it could not recover and recently went bankrupt. Even so, this was a workplace where I worked diligently for about three years, yet the owner is not paying my severance pay. I asked the owner several times to give me my severance pay, but my requests were rejected and I have been ignored. I intend to file a report of unpaid severance pay with the labor office, and I would also like you to tell me how to proceed with a civil lawsuit for severance pay.

I was subjected to workplace sexual harassment. Please tell me how to report it.

I was subjected to workplace sexual harassment by my superior at a company dinner. I was harassed in ways such as continuous touching of my legs and shoulders and being asked for a kiss on the cheek. Can this be reported as workplace sexual molestation? Does this kind of conduct also constitute workplace sexual harassment? I want to take revenge and see this person ruined. Please also tell me the detailed reporting method.

Please tell me the filing period for an administrative litigation for unfair dismissal.

I started a part-time job on March 11, worked the part-time job until May 18, and then received notice of dismissal. Does that mean I cannot receive the advance notice of dismissal allowance, and that I have to file an application for remedy against unfair dismissal? Counting by months, I worked in March, April, and May, so is the three-month standard for the advance notice of dismissal allowance based on the number of days? It is a company with five or more employees. If I can file an administrative litigation for unfair dismissal, please tell me the period.

When you have been unfairly dismissed, how do you obtain a remedy?

I was unfairly dismissed at work, which I feel is unjust. It has been about one month since I was dismissed, and after just crying the whole time, I have only now come to my senses and am going to try to file an application for remedy. Do I have to pursue a lawsuit no matter what? If necessary, I would like to retain an attorney, proceed with a legal consultation, and then pursue a lawsuit. Please tell me the remedy procedure and the period for filing an application for remedy in unfair dismissal litigation.

School violence measures: can the victim student and the perpetrator student be separated?

Hello. It turns out my child had been suffering school violence for nearly a year. As their mother, I feel so sorry that I did not realize how hard it was for my child.. Today I spoke with my child's homeroom teacher and filed a report. If I file a report, can the victim student and the perpetrator student be kept separated? After filing a report, what happens with the school violence measures against the perpetrator?

How do I proceed with school violence administrative litigation? I want to contest the result of the school violence committee.

Hello. My child has received School Violence Disposition No. 3 this time. My child stated throughout the school violence committee proceedings that they had never engaged in any conduct constituting school violence. Even so, receiving such a disposition feels deeply unfair. How should I prepare for school violence administrative litigation? If I win the administrative litigation, will the result change?

Does a juvenile crime also result in criminal punishment and leave a criminal record?

Hello. My child has been identified as a school violence offender this time. Since the matter is serious, I am prepared for a disposition by the School Violence Committee, but… I am worried because the other side's parents said they also filed a criminal complaint.. If a juvenile crime results in criminal punishment, does it receive the same punishment as for an adult? I also wonder whether a criminal record will remain.. How should I respond?

How should a school violence victim prepare for the school violence committee?

Hello. My child says that he has been bullied at school for several months now. Having become a school violence victim, my child is having a very hard time with school life. This is the first time something like this has happened, so how do I make a report? Is it enough to speak with the homeroom teacher? Until my child spoke up, I did not realize the situation was this serious, and it feels like my heart is breaking..

My child was reported as a school violence offender. How should we respond at the school violence committee?

Hello. I am told that my child has been identified as a school violence offender. It really seems that I raised my child wrong, and my heart is breaking. Of course I scolded my child, and wishing to apologize to the other child and the parents as well, I reached out through the homeroom teacher, but they say they will not accept an apology. The school violence committee is coming up soon, and my head aches. How should a school violence offender respond at the school violence committee?