All Questions and Answers about Contracts
salary cuts
The school I work for is cutting all employee salaries by 6% starting next month. We all have written agreements which state our salary for the year. Is this legal?
1 answer | asked Dec 17, 2008 6:28 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
unpaid wages
I live in Cleveland OH and my employer lives in Las Cruces, NM. I have a written contract for two years of employment at a set wage, payable monthly. Last year my employer asked that I defer my wages ...
1 answer | asked Dec 2, 2008 12:35 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Contract got cancelled in 1 week when I signed an initial contract for 4 months
Hello, I was offered a contract position at ABC Corp and I started working there. After a week when I submitted my timesheet, my manager told me that my contract wasnt fully approved. He thought it wa...
1 answer | asked Nov 12, 2008 1:49 PM [EST] | applies to California
How to proceed with nonpayment of a contract for work performed
I had a consulting job this summer and worked 43 hours. My contract stated I would perform marketing analysis tasks, which were not specified, gave no end date, did not outline specific deliverables, ...
1 answer | asked Nov 10, 2008 10:18 PM [EST] | applies to California
Relocation Expenses Reimbursement
I am an outside sales rep for a software company in Northern California. I was in a good position in So Cal and was recruited out to the present position. I was hired by one of the parent company's bu...
1 answer | asked Oct 28, 2008 5:50 PM [EST] | applies to California
applied and accepted a position and they gave me a lower position
I applied for a job in PA as a Senior Test Analyst. I went for the interview and got a call that I was accepted for the position. We got down to negotiating and I asked for more than they offered (the...
1 answer | asked Aug 21, 2008 07:41 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Leaving employer before contract term
I am a foreign employee and working currenlty in USA on H1b. Before coming to USA i had signed a service agreement with my employer , according to which if i leave him before a year, i have to pay som...
1 answer | asked Jul 7, 2008 8:29 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Contract for 1099?
I am working as an independant contractor. Do I need to have a contract in order to file self-employment taxes?
1 answer | asked Jun 30, 2008 12:09 PM [EST] | applies to North Carolina
Non Compete Agreement- Unrealistic
I am in the investment industry referring potential clients to a specific company and are to receive a fee for the referral once successful transactions fund. I had upfront signed a NCND for a 3 year ...
1 answer | asked Jun 29, 2008 08:27 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Forced to work for free to collect owed bonus
Myself as VP, another VP and the CEO negotiated a bonus plan that pays a % of profit quarterly. When we made profits it was decided by the CEO that we had insufficent cash flow to pay it so book it fo...
1 answer | asked Jun 27, 2008 2:12 PM [EST] | applies to California