All Questions and Answers about Employment Law

terminated- elimination for position, cover up for disability?
Husband was terminated due to job being eliminated, however a posting went up the day after with similar job responsibilities, just a different job title. He belives he was actually fired because of h...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 14, 2005 1:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Tennessee

Owed Spiff payment after termination?
While employed, my former company ran a spiff designed to encourage sales of a particular product. I participated, sold a lot and was due a fair amount. This amount was promised to be paid repeatedly,...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 14, 2005 11:55 AM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

No Salary Employee Bonus for 1/2 year Employment?
I recently left a position as a "civil designer," the equivalent of a non-licensed civil engineer, to pursue a JD degree. I was hired to produce drawings and to coordinate land development issues betw...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 12, 2005 10:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Maryland

Wrongful Termination - No Explanation
My boyfriend was called in for a meeting Monday morning, to find all his belongings packed and told that "his services were no longer required." ... seemingly for no cause. When asked, "we are not at ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 11, 2005 11:20 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

WRONGFULLY TERMINATED
HI MEL, I WANT TO KNOW IF I HAVE A CASE AGAINST MY FORMER EMPLOYER. ON DECEMBER 1. 2004. I WAS QUESTIONED MY EMPLOYERS ABOUT THE USAGE OF THE INTERNET. SHE ASKED IF I KNEW OF ANYONE WHO HAD USED THE C...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 10, 2005 1:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Contractor w/out NON-compete still sued?
I performed contract (10-99) work for an Ohio based company. We did not have a NON-compete, NON-solicit, or NON-discloser agreement. I quit to start my own practice in the same field. He is now suing ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2005 9:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Minnesota

Federal Employee
I was a Federal Employee (TSA) and after 8 months on the job, I was put on admin leave for a month then terminated. The reason was "unsuitability". They say I "falsified" a document used in the employ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2005 8:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

re: competition clause and not receiving prompt or correct pay.
I have worked since august 30th, 2004 as a nurse practitioner for a health care company. there is a non-compete clause in my contract that i cannot see the patients for a year. the company is currentl...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2005 01:11 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Fired and previous employer will send final paycheck.
Dear Mel, I was fired the other day from a Kwik Kar Lube and Tune and was told by the owner that he would put my final paycheck in the mail. When I did not recieve it, I called to ask why. He said tha...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 8, 2005 3:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

assault at work
Hello, I am one of two managers who was struck in the back by our District Manager while he was ranting about low sales from the previous day at a meeting that was taking place in our store. He hit th...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 7, 2005 11:36 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas