All Questions and Answers about Employment Law
Retroactive pay without signed agreement
I accepted a position in MA in May 2008 based on opportunity for growth. As I work in sales, I signed an employment agreement with my employer laying out my base salary and commission structure. In ea...
1 answer | asked Mar 18, 2009 4:24 PM [EST] | applies to Massachusetts
fired vs quit
I recently lost my job. My former employer told me that he could no longer afford to pay me and that my position was being eliminated effective immediately and that he would pay me 1 month severance O...
2 answers | asked Feb 8, 2009 4:18 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Am I REALLY salaried?
I have been employed for a CPA firm for the last 2 years, as an accountant on a salary basis. My checks are twice a month the same amount, regardless of hours worked. However, if I work overtime, I ge...
1 answer | asked Sep 25, 2008 4:01 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Discrimination
I need help! The Director of my program is reassigning me to a new part time site location on the brink of her hiring a white male, (I'm a Arican American female) for this location because she does no...
2 answers | asked Sep 18, 2008 11:59 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Breach of employment contract
I have a written employment contract through the end of 2008. The project has been suspended, and I was "laid off" pending continuation or sale of project. The contract stipulates that if the project ...
1 answer | asked Mar 23, 2007 10:09 AM [EST] | applies to Vermont
NEW OHIO WAGE
THE NEW HOUR WAGE INTO EFFECT FOR 01/01/07 FOR BUSINESS' UNDER 250,OOO IS EXACTLY WHAT AND FOR TIPPED EMPLOYEES?? I KEEP GETTING DIFFERNET RESULTS ON THE ISSUES. WHAT IS THE FEDERAL MIMUMUM WAGEM I KN...
1 answer | asked Dec 12, 2006 12:37 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
with a company buyout am I eligible to draw unemployment?
My employer just sold the company to an individual. It is a private company, no stock involved in the sale, assets only. The new owner has offered me a job, same position at the same rate of pay, but ...
1 answer | asked Nov 19, 2006 6:54 PM [EST] | applies to Kansas
Severance Pay Issues
I was laid off from my job. A big company bouth my company. They offer me severance pay for 6 months, but they do not want that I work for that period of time in any place. I was a manager and I under...
1 answer | asked Nov 1, 2006 4:48 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Pre-employment testing
Is general pre-employment testing legal or must any pre-employment testing specifically relate to the particular job being applied for? Are general personality or skill test legal?
1 answer | asked Sep 22, 2005 12:14 PM [EST] | applies to California
can we sue for defamation? we may have proof
My wife recently discovered that her former employer (the business manager) provided negative references about her to prospective employers which may have damaged her reputation and prevented her from...
1 answer | asked Sep 21, 2005 3:08 PM [EST] | applies to New York