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I was asked to leave a good paying job to work for another company and have it in writing that they would match my salary then after 6 months they decided to cut my pay by $20K. What am I entitlted to if I pursue legal action?
I was very happy at my former job making $70K when I was persuaded to leave and go work for another company with the promise that they would match my salary. I made the owner put it in writing. Now af...
1 answer | asked May 12, 2015 05:31 AM [EST] | applies to Florida
Wrongful termination ERISA for affecting Pension benefits
In PA my employer terminated my employment after 9 months service hired me from my 20 years Pension vested service by offering very attractive package. Not a good cause of performance state unemployme...
1 answer | asked May 10, 2015 07:25 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
My job has terminated a division in my company, they are getting rid of everyone with a certain title except 1 person, is there anything wrong with that?
They said they are getting rid of everyone with a T3 title but they did not give a termination notice to one individual with a T3 title, is that unfair or bias?
1 answer | asked May 9, 2015 07:34 AM [EST] | applies to Florida
Can a Non-compete agreement be upheld if my company isn't competing in the industry segment?
I was hired by a start up company 6 months ago to develop a segment of their business that they did not have presence in the industry, an industry that I have years experience. They recently let me go...
1 answer | asked Apr 29, 2015 05:57 AM [EST] | applies to Illinois
If I receive a severance package with a one year bridge and the company merges with another company before performance stocks are paid, shouldn't I be paid cash at the time of closing like all other current employees since the target for the performance s
I found out that my position was being eliminated and that I would be given a severance package that includes bridging me one year to 20 years for pension reasons. The severance also includes a 2/3 pa...
1 answer | asked Apr 28, 2015 09:48 AM [EST] | applies to Illinois
Is it NC law that employers share severance package information prior to selling the company?
My company has shared that they are considering selling the business. Will won't know the final decision for several more months. They are, however, going to be sharing the details of our severance pa...
1 answer | asked Apr 26, 2015 1:37 PM [EST] | applies to North Carolina
My employer wants to discipline me for providing them with a sexual in nature email
My supervisor sent a sexual in nature email to another employee during work hours. The email was printed off from another employee who gave it to me to use in my sexual harassment complaint against th...
1 answer | asked Apr 23, 2015 4:11 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
I was wrongfully terminated and my case was arbitrated by my union, and won. The company owes me 230k. Part of it was 2013, and 2014. $33000 was for pension money still owed for that period. I have already rolled over my pension to IRA and trying to reduc
I was wrongfully terminated and my case was arbitrated by my union, and won. The company owes me 230k. Part of it was 2013, and 2014. $33000 was for pension money still owed for that period. I have al...
2 answers | asked Apr 22, 2015 11:03 AM [EST] | applies to California
laid for family emergencie boss told me told me to use my vaction days shortly laid for attandance
can i sue or collect money in this matter
1 answer | asked Apr 21, 2015 10:30 PM [EST] | applies to California
I routinely work more than 40 hours a week. However, my employer is not paying me overtime as they are claiming that they hours in excess of 40 are considered
This overtime is required. Usually there will be a staff meeting on Monday, for which we are all clocked in under "training." The hours worked in excess of 40 usually happen on Friday because by then ...
2 answers | asked Apr 19, 2015 12:01 AM [EST] | applies to California