All Questions and Answers about Contracts

Can I be sued for publishing a book about the industry I work in
Short and sweet. I work as a valet right now. I am also a published writer I want to write a book giving visitors tips covering things that I have seen trouble guests over my 25 years in the tourism i...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 25, 2011 3:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can I keep the sign-on bonus if I am fired?
My employment contract says that I have to repay the sign-on bonus if i decide to not to remain employed, ie quit. Does that mean that if I am fired/laid off then I can keep the bonus? Here is the ful...
1 answer  |  asked May 3, 2011 10:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Michigan

Feel Discriminated and now I am completely jobless do I have any rights?
I need some advise to be able to know if I have a case or not. I was hired by a company as a freelancer/full-time worker and working out of my home. I submitted an agreement and mailed it back to the ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 22, 2011 5:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

What is indirect competition?
Until recently, I had worked as a practitioner for the same employer for a period of ten years. Shortly after my original hire date, I did sign a non-compete agreement which prohibited both "direct an...
3 answers  |  asked Apr 11, 2011 5:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Please Help
I lived in Oklahoma and signed a non-compete to come to Pennsylvania to work. I work in the natural gas and oil field. The terms of the non-compete is very broad and states it is valid for 3 years. Al...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 22, 2011 4:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is an employment contract valid that offers the independent contractor no consideration?
Hi, and thanks in advance, A good friend of mine is a tattoo artist and showed me his contract which included a non-compete clause. The contract stated all the restrictions/conditions of employment fo...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 19, 2011 7:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is there anything you can do after a company offers you a position and then calls back to reneg?
A friend of mine was offered a position at Nestle Waters/Poland Spring Corp as a driver on Monday morning over the phone. The HR recruiter called him back a few hours later to say he can't have the jo...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 10, 2010 2:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Should I allow my employer to pursue liquidated damages?
Employee is currently under 1 year contract to work for employer. After four years of employment with this company and signing four seperate one year agreements, employee has finally found another job...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 3, 2010 07:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is it legal to require 30 days notice before resignation?
My wife is about to start a job, but they want her to sign a contract that says she will give them 30 days notice before quitting. She is only a secretary, so she isn't in a hard to replace position. ...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 22, 2010 3:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Employer terminated the employment contract before the contract was up, what should I do now?
I had started my job with my former employer in the July and we signed a employment contract for 9 months, however, this week my employer told me that they do not need my services in the present capac...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2010 7:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas