Texas Questions and Answers

Same job description w/different job title, less pay, and less benefits
Can an employer hire 2 people to do the same job but have them classified differently where one employee would receive less pay and less benefits?
1 answer  |  asked Jan 21, 2002 12:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Termination with cause question / reduction in force
I am reviewing a job offer from a consulting company in Texas. A "reduction-of-force layoff" is included in the list of reasons for which an employee may be "terminated with cause." Is this standard p...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 5, 2002 8:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Noncompete agreemtn valdity
My present employer is selling the division in which I work to a competitor. If I am not offered employment with the new owner, is my non-compete agreement still valid? If I am offered employment with...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 18, 2001 10:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Ineligible for Severance in buyout situation
Our employer has the following statement in our severence plan: "You are ineligible to participate if you are offered a job with a company that purchases all or part of the operation in which you are ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 27, 2001 6:43 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Polygraph testing-Houston Fire Department
A friend of mine is going through the Houston Fire Departments hiring process. He is a certified firefighter that has passed all phases of the process and has met all of the requirements except passin...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 27, 2001 11:08 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

1 month notice for termination of conract
I signed a contarct which says either party can terminate the contract by giving 1 month notice. It also says that I cannot work for their clients for 1 year from the date of termination. This company...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 22, 2001 10:45 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Payment of Accrued Wages
With my consent, during several periods over the past two years, my employer, an Indiana restaurant corporation, accrued a substantial portion of my agreed salary because it had cash flow problems. Th...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 15, 2001 05:28 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Retaliation/Harassment, Do I have a case?
I am an American Airlines Maintenance Technician. I reprimanded a Supervisor for illegally signing off paperwork on an aircraft for work said to be completed but never was. The following day I was pul...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 6, 2001 9:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

small business (7 employees)
Can we as employers dictate professional dress (including make-up/hair/good grooming, etc) at work? If so, how can we do this legally? Please help!
1 answer  |  asked Oct 20, 2001 09:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

wage and or sex discrimination
Worked at Harrah's Casino in Shreveport La. Was hired in a pantry position with several yrs. exp. at starting wage of $7.50...after 8 months, I had received an above average review but NO raises, star...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 16, 2001 10:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas