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Can a non compete be enforced if your former employer is in a lawsuit for its own breach?
You work for company X which has locations all over the country. You sign a non compete. Some top level members feel things need to change and break off and form company Y (taking all things learned w...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 6, 2015 1:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Washington

Is this a violation of FMLA
Right befor I came back to work I told my boss that my doctor had released me and I could come back to work, At this time I was advised that I had missed more than I had been there this year and they ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 6, 2015 12:21 AM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Unusual case of reversed discrimination or bad management? do i have a case?
Work has always been difficult, for several of us actually, no matter what I do -nothing is ever good enough. I want to quit, however cannot afford it. its stressful beyond belief and it effects me at...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 5, 2015 09:49 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

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1 answer  |  asked Jun 5, 2015 09:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can a person be fired for refusing to drive a vehicle that doesn't meet DOT regulations?
My husband has been forced to haul loads with a tractor/trailer that do not meet DOT requirements. When he brought this up to the employers they did nothing to fix it. They put him in a box truck that...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 5, 2015 07:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Alabama

can a skelly hearing be scheduled 2 days after receiving notice?
I received notice of proposed dismissal on June 2, 2015 and am told my skelly hearing is this afternoon, June 4th. Is this legal? shouldn't I get at least a few days to prepare?
1 answer  |  asked Jun 4, 2015 11:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Am I being retaliated against by my employer for taking FMLA leave to care for a sick parent?
Not sure if I am being retaliated against by my employer. I took 6 weeks approved FMLA leave to care for my mother after a traumatic brain injury and emergency surgery that left her in a coma for 2 we...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 2, 2015 1:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to New Jersey

I'm in Florida and have been told that my job ends on 6/30; they are offering us severance in a lump sum, following the 60 day WARN period which begins July 1. If I find employment between 7/1 and 8/31 (the WARN period), will it invalidate my right to a s
Job is being relocated, not discontinued, but the company is offering a lump sum payout, following a 60 day WARN period, which will begin 7/1/15. If I accept a position during this 60 days, are they s...
1 answer  |  asked May 31, 2015 11:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Do my unemployment benefits freeze during an employer appeal of benefits.
My employer says I violated company policy because another employee shredded personal papers on the day she was terminated while I was retrieving personal property for her. I was unaware of this actio...
1 answer  |  asked May 28, 2015 09:28 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can FMLA be used one day per week to take my wife to the doctor appointments?
I am the primary care giver for my wife. She has schizophrenia and is pregnant. I am the only one who can get her to go to a doctor so it's vital I have time to take her, but I also need to work at le...
1 answer  |  asked May 28, 2015 07:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to Alabama