All Questions and Answers about Employment Law

Unlawful Termination
I was accused, then terminated from employment for violating a WORKPLACE policy OFF the job, on my own time. The company accused me of posting a racially derogatory comment on a PUBLIC Yahoo message b...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 30, 2003 06:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to West Virginia

Layoff with no severance and hiring non union workers to do the job
I am a union employee and due to budget cuts the company is eliminating their entire IT dept. therefore laying us all off giving us a 2 week notice. However, they will be paying a private consulting c...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 30, 2003 12:31 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Time Frame of Wages According to O.R.C. or D.O.L.
My spouse works for a paid ambulance service. This company is far behind on payment of wages. He is owed over $2500 of gross pay. They are at least a year behind on some employees. What is the time fr...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 26, 2003 11:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is a layoff the same as a termination?
When I became a minority shareholder in my comapny, I entered into an employment contract. Due to the downturn in business, our company has downsized and may have to downsize further. I found out the ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 26, 2003 4:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

what can I do
I signed non-compete, and work with current company as computer network administrator consultant. A year ago was sent to work for client to take care of their network system part time, now client want...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 19, 2003 01:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

hourly
Can a employer after you have been working hourly change it to salary?
1 answer  |  asked Dec 18, 2003 3:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

FMLA, HOW LONG TELL HR HAS TO RESPOND
FMLA,MY WORK HAS RECIEVED MY FMLA CERT PAPERS AND HAVE NOT RESPONDED TO ME ABOUT APPROVAL FOR 2 WEEKS. HOW LONG DO THEY HAVE TO RESPOND,I'VE MADE CALLS TO THE HR PEOPLE WHO HANDLE FMLA, AND NO ONE HAS...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 18, 2003 2:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Forcing on another shift a temp taking my old job
I was given 1 days notice that I was to change shifts permenently or I could quit. I do not feel as though I was being treated fair. Is this illegal for a company to give you such short notice and MAK...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 17, 2003 11:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Michigan

Employee signs an employment agreement with Company A. That agreement contains a non-compete. Seve
Question: Is employee bound by employment agreement with Company A?
1 answer  |  asked Dec 17, 2003 5:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

"Substantially Equal Employment" - coercion?
If an employer sells a product line and the severance policy states "substantially equal employment" means no severance payment, can they insist that the employees concerned sign a statement that the ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 17, 2003 1:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York