Wisconsin Questions and Answers
company trying to back out of part of severance agreement
I recently signed a severance agreement that, in addition to 17 week's salary continuation, also provided for me to retain my laptop for the same period of time since I don't currently own a PC and si...
1 answer | asked Aug 30, 2006 4:19 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Discrimination
I was hospitalized for depression and now require once a week psychiatry appointments. My employer would not let me off work for these appointments and said that if I wasn't at work I would be written...
1 answer | asked Aug 15, 2006 09:20 AM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Unpaid past wages, H1-B employee, employer refuses to pay
Hello, My employer has not paid me salary since Jan. He executed on payroll in March. When I started demanding my salary and told him that I can not continue without pay anymore, he laid me off. Now h...
1 answer | asked Jun 14, 2005 07:28 AM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Bonus Repayment?
At my previous job, I had earned enough sales commission to warrant receiving a bonus. I received the bonus, then left the company a few months later. One of my sales was refunded to a client after my...
1 answer | asked May 9, 2005 5:02 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Owed Spiff payment after termination?
While employed, my former company ran a spiff designed to encourage sales of a particular product. I participated, sold a lot and was due a fair amount. This amount was promised to be paid repeatedly,...
1 answer | asked Jan 14, 2005 11:55 AM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Willingness to pay depends. Being out of work has strapped my funds immensely!
I need to know if the non-compete agreement my company forced me to sign will hold up now that I have been fired and am looking for work. There was no benefit from signing it other than keeping your j...
2 answers | asked Dec 8, 2004 09:47 AM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Reverse Sex Discrimination at Work
I have a male friend who has worked seasonally for a very large and very well-known company for 5 years. He has been patiently waiting to get in permanently but they have already passed him up once to...
1 answer | asked Sep 7, 2004 1:08 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Fired wrongfull?
I believe I was wrongfully fired from a job. Other co-workers and I have been complaining about a person at work. This person and I got into it after work hours one day and the next day I was fired an...
1 answer | asked Sep 2, 2004 10:50 AM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Non Competition clause
My wife has a job offer with a comodity trading company...she currently works for a Hedge Fund company...the two businesses do not do the same thing...Can they hold her to the Non competition clause?
1 answer | asked Mar 16, 2004 9:02 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Non-compete for 1099 status
I signed a non-compete agreement with a new employer. However, instead of being a W-2 employee, they are paying me as a 1099. Is the non-compete enforceeable since I am technically not an "official" W...
1 answer | asked Mar 4, 2004 10:45 AM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin