All Questions and Answers about Employment Law

State and Federal laws with respect to damages
It is my belief that I was terminated seven months ago due to my reserve military obligation. I feel there is a clear-cut USERRA discrimination case. I have pursued the matter via the Department of La...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 23, 2004 7:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Same job, differen pay/benefits
I worked for a company that is a legal subsidiary of another company. There are employees who are paid by the subsidiary company and employees who are paid by the parent company performing the same jo...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 23, 2004 4:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Abusive Boss / Harrasment / Humiliation / Age Discrimination?
HELP! I have worked for a company as an Administrative Specialist for 3 1/2 years now. I don't know if I have any recourse against what is happening to me, but my co-workers have been urging me to get...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 22, 2004 11:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can I take them to Small Claims Court ?
Dear Mel! I was terminated in October from my job of 5 years. I have taken them to the unemployment board since they denied my unemployment. The board found that I was not responsible for the separati...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 22, 2004 3:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Colorado

Geographic Limitation
I will be freelancing and my non-compete from a previous employer has a geographic limit of 60 miles. Does this apply to where I live, where the client is located or both? In other words, if my client...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 22, 2004 12:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Fired after six years of no warnings and great reviews
Yesterday was fired from a positon held for one year with recent "A" review and 5% increase. Been with company 6 years. All started when I copied CEO on email sent to manager concerning my take on a c...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 20, 2004 2:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

wrongful discharge and unemployment compensation?
My husband was terminated without notice today because they have accused him of changing settings on a computer and causing the computer to crash. They have three people willing to say he did it. Howe...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 20, 2004 03:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is this be Family leave retaliation?
I work in the state of California. I recently took three weeks off to care for my wife as she is having a very troublesome pregnancy. Her doctor completed the standard fmla certification form that I w...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 19, 2004 9:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

2 weeks notice takes me to accrued vacation
I will be eligible for accrued vacation pay in 2 weeks. I am getting ready to give 2 weeks notice to go to another company. It has been my company's policy NOT to let people finish their 2 weeks. My q...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 19, 2004 3:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I want to resign due to health reasons
I have been a dedicated worker to a company for many years. I received excellent reviews and outstanding performance. Last summer we were told that our department was going to either dissolve or merge...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 17, 2004 9:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Colorado