All Questions and Answers about Employment Law

Am I able to pursue a lawsuit for wrongful termination while receiving unemployment benefits?
I was terminated from my employment while on an approved documented medical leave. A few days later, I applied for unemployment benefits and was determinate eligible. On the day that I was expecting t...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 25, 2004 9:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Use Non-Comptete contract to get here way.
I have a very serious situation with my employer. My current client is offering me to join as a permanent employee and i am facing the problem: My H1B emplyer and a middle layer have a non-comptete co...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 24, 2004 6:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Severance packages effect on work comp benefits?
I am curently collecting workers compensation for a herniated disk. My employer has decided to permanemtly outsource my job due to the uncertainty of my return, or ability to perform upon return. A se...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 24, 2004 4:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Payroll lost check, someone cashed it
I work in IL for a company based out of WI. I went to pick up a check dated 12/26, and was told that the check was not there. Over a week later, after I had send in a request for a stop payment, I was...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 23, 2004 11:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

vesting period for accued vacation to be payable on termination
I was involuntarily terminated from my position as IT Manager on Jan 8, 2004. I had accrued 38.2 hours of vacation time, and this time is documented on my paystubs. When terminating me, my employer to...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 22, 2004 3:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Non-Compete - Unemployeed for 6 months.
I signed a one-year non-compete agreement with an IT consulting firm. The client I was working for swithed to a different consulting firm and I was let go. That was 6 months ago. I am still unemployed...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 22, 2004 2:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can we get this job back?
My husband was terminated from his job after less than a week of working at it. He was accused of "lying" on his application. When he asked what his employer was referring to, he was told that he left...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 21, 2004 2:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Vacation Accural--Manditory Overtime
I was hired 6 months ago as a salaried employee in AZ. I was told by the VP, the required hours per week would be anywhere from 40-50 hours a week. My personnel profile states I am required to work 40...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 21, 2004 07:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Non-Compete
After working for a small computer consulting firm in NY for over 2 years, I signed an employee agreement addendum with broad, new non-compete and non-solicitation clauses. There were no such clauses ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 21, 2004 01:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

demoted, paycut, unemployment, earned vacation time pay
I have several questions. 1)I began working for my employer in 1994 as hourly (punching a clock) plus commissioned sales, I received no pay for sick or personal time. In 1998, I was placed on straight...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 19, 2004 8:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York