All Questions and Answers about Employment Law

contract's nessary or not
what is an employer to disclose to you when paying on a form 1099? and what is nessary for them in the way of writen contracts when using a form 1099.Can an employer be held liable for damages if wron...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 18, 2004 3:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Bonus Eligiblity
I was recently terminated from my job. The company has a policy regarding bonus payout that states you need to be employed with the company at the time the checks are distributed. My term date was Jan...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 17, 2004 9:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

working 70 hours, never receive overtime or comp time
i am a courier/messenger for an armored service business. i usually work 13 or 14 hour days. on average i work about 70 hours weekly but i only get paid regular time.should i be getting paid overtime?...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 17, 2004 9:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

IS THE FIRING OF THE OFFICERS RETALIATION ON THE PART OF THE EMPLOYER (MANAGEMENT COMPANY)?
A GROUP OF POLICE OFFICERS WERE WORKING AN EXTRA JOB AT 2 OFFICE BUILDINGS. AN ATTORNEY (TENANT) HOLDING A CONCEAL LICENSE TO CARRY A GUN WAS ARRESTED FOR PULLING HIS HANDGUN AND SHOWING IT TO TWO COM...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 17, 2004 12:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Non-compete before work begins
I am a physician who signed a non-compete in exchange for $10,000 bonus. I have not started working for the hospital yet. The contract states that either party has to give 180 days notice to break the...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 16, 2004 6:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Please Help Me :(
I've worked at a temporary company for the last 4 years. The new year just started, as did our vacation days (I didn't have any left from last year). The first week of the new year I took vacation bec...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 16, 2004 4:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Georgia

manager gave employee cocaine
My girlfriend's manager offered her cocaine and she accepted. Over the next couple of months she became heavily involved in cocaine use as 2 managers for this company suppliedsoldgave her it. When I f...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 15, 2004 10:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Can my employer fire me after I give my two weeks notice?
I am 18 and have worked in a law office for the past 3 and a half years. One week ago today I put in my two weeks notice to my employer. Today (due to circumstances out of my control), I was significa...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 14, 2004 3:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Wrongful Termination
This story is long but is very involved. I was recently fired from my job with a company headquartered in N. Carolina, I worked for them in Ohio. At the time of the discharge the only things close to ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 13, 2004 11:35 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

favoritisam
What if my manager favors certain employees and promotes them with no reason, while some of us that had more work done and were in time never got the chance. The work that they did was not even close ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 13, 2004 09:22 AM [EST]  |  applies to California