All Questions and Answers about Contracts

Question about a Non-Compete and Harassment from former employer
Hi and thanks for any help. I filed this under Contracts, but it kind of combines a non-compete and harassment in one big issue. In 2005 my wife signed (against my advice not to) a non-compete which s...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 28, 2009 09:58 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Are Non-Compete & Ind. Contractor Agreements void if the contractor has been charged with a felony
1 answer  |  asked Sep 18, 2009 6:43 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Are school bus drivers elgible for overtime compensation under Ohio law?
I work at a school as a contract bus driver. Must point out, wer are not a unionized operation. Our base route is approximately 15 hours per week. We have senior drivers who take an additional contrac...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2009 03:02 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is my employer required to honor promises made in writing on job offer letters?
My job offer letter indicated that I was supposed to receive a review on July 17th, 2008. It is now August 3rd, 2009 and I have yet to receive my review despite my attempts at reminding my employer of...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 3, 2009 4:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Required to repay relocation if job is different than agreed?
I'm an at will employee of a North Carolina firm, working in St. Louis, MO. When I agreed to join the firm, my employment was contingent upon my signing a contract stating that I would repay the firm ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 27, 2009 5:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Incentive Cuts
My company's parent company has forced them to cut over time and incentives. However I have written documentation which states that my incentive is part of my salary. Is my company entitled to cut my ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 2, 2009 10:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Illegal paycut?
I have been working as a third shift waitress for over a year. When I was hired I was told I was getting paid $8 an hour from 10-8am and that I was getting paid this because along with serving I also ...
2 answers  |  asked May 21, 2009 09:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Statute of limitations on repayment of signing bonus to former employer
Is there a statute of limitations on how long a former employer has to demand repayment of a signing bonus. I live in Indiana and it has been two years since I left my former employer, who is now aski...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 3, 2009 8:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Firing employees to not give retention bonus
The company I am working for is outsourcing my job to India. As a part of the layoff, they have offered retention bonuses. I have signed the retention bonus contract. All of a sudden 2 months later, t...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 3, 2009 6:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Eployment contract terminated early by employer
I signed an employment contract with an agency at the beginning of October 2008. Last week I was told by my recruiter that I would be let go in two or three weeks because the project was finnished. It...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 7, 2009 01:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York