California Questions and Answers about Contracts: At-will

Is the restriction in labor agreement between the old employee and me still valid?
hi , I signed a offer letter half year ago, which indicated that I need to pay back the relocation benefit package(around 25K) if I left company within one year since onboard. but now the busines unit...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 6, 2012 2:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Employment Agreement
I came recently(on 18th Oct2011) to USA on H1B visa, however, i was here in the year 2006,07 and 2008. I went back to India and got transferred my H1B with my current company. While transferring H1B, ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 24, 2011 8:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Can the employer make me sign an agreement to return 3 months pay if I do not give 3 months' notice
My employer has circulated a new employee manual which mentions that it is only a guideline. At the end of it, there is an agreement which is one-sided and says that I owe the employer my 3 months sal...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 7, 2010 12:08 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Demotion with no reason given
I was recently told that a Program Coordinator from another of our company offices would be replacing me (I was the Program Coordinator in my office). I was told this decision was because I was going ...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 12, 2009 3:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

PLEASE HELP
I have been employed for 2 years with my employer, no vacation, no paid holidays, no benefits at all. I also work overtime for regular pay, and RARELY take a lunch! They are now telling me I have to c...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 9, 2009 11:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

At will contract AND Two weeks notice required ... or penalty
I recently received a job offer as a contract employee. The contract is standard stuff. Three times, the contract states that employment is at-will for both the employee (me) and the employer. But the...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 21, 2009 10:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

12 year employee
I have worked for a major corporation since February 1997. Since June of 2006 I have been a Sunday employee. I transferred to an Antioch location February of 2007 as a Sunday only employee. As of Marc...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 1, 2008 11:00 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Is Two Weeks Notice Required?
An employee told me about three weeks ago that she was interviewing for another job. I was grateful for her honesty so rather than hire a new employee and release her once the new employee started (wh...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 13, 2008 7:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

terminated without warning
I was recently fired from a job I had for 7 years without any reason or warnings. As a manager at this job I was always required to give other people, including other managers, written warnings before...
1 answer  |  asked May 4, 2008 4:57 PM [EST]  |  applies to California