Texas Questions and Answers

Retroactive Pay Reduction.
Can an employer retroactively reduce your pay? My situation: I was informed on the 10th of this month (Wed, Oct 10th, 2001) that my pay was being reduced, and that the reduction was retroactive to the...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2001 04:05 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

non-compete
I have a non compete contract with --- and i resigned and went to work for a diffrent firm eveyone i speak to tells me that since i didnot get anything when i signed that it is not enforceable what is...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 12, 2001 8:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Vacation Pay
I know that employers are not obligated to pay accrued vacation time at the time of separation and that it hinges on an "agreement between the employer and employee". My question is, what is meant by ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 3, 2001 6:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

non-compete Ann McK
I have a non-compete contract that states if teminated,I will not be employed for 6 mos.in any territory that I functioned on behalf of the Co. @ any time during the last 12 mos. preceeding terminatio...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 25, 2001 08:46 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Expat employee involuntarily terminated overseas
I am employed by a US multinational (at will)in Bangkok. Due to global downsizing, tens of thousands of emp are being involuntarily terminated. I have verbally been told that I will be off roll 15/12/...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 23, 2001 04:05 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

non compete agreement
I signed one non compete agreement with subcontracting company.now they are enforcing me not to join client.but he didn't sponser my H1B,nothing he didn't do for me.but he is telling that I will file ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 20, 2001 10:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Wrongfull Termination?
"Attendance" was the reason for being terminated. "Paid time off" is accrued and is defined as such, not vacation or sick time, at this company. At the time of my termination I still had "PTO" availab...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 12, 2001 03:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Discrimination based on retaliation
I work for this company for 3.5 years. Earlier this year, I came to HR and questioned about why I was not being considered for a promotion while everyone else who is less qualify and less seniority is...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2001 5:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Worker's compensation retaliation
In April, 2000, I offered to resign when I noticed that my boss was not treating me right. Once I turned in my resignation, the manager over my boss call three us to a meeting after three days. I was ...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 8, 2001 6:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Severance
Is it legal for an employee to receive severance pay and wages for work performed at the same time? The employee was terminated and subsequently rehired as temporary, short term employee.
1 answer  |  asked Aug 31, 2001 12:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas