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how to find out whats in my personnel file
i worked for the clinic for 13years. when i asked for a tramsfer waiver. i couldnt get a job anywhere with the clinic they kept telling me they picked someone one else. even though the position i appl...
1 answer | asked Dec 27, 2012 3:45 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
The Union has delayed my grievance process since 4/2012 and we still have not gone to arbitration.
I have been working with my union since 3/12 the Employer has not followed the MOU or the Grievance process the union is also in process for new contract and keeps delaying arbitration even though I h...
1 answer | asked Dec 27, 2012 2:03 PM [EST] | applies to California
If I give notice and it is accepted, can I be let go before the agreed date?
I gave a longer than normal notice for a job I am leaving. My boss knew it was coming and asked me to give more time because the holidays were coming and there were concerns we would not get it all do...
2 answers | asked Dec 19, 2012 12:26 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
As a 1099 employee after a year I am being asked to sign a non-compete
After just over a year of working with a company as a 1099, they are now asking for me to sign a non-compete agreement. The company is a marketing agency that currently is exclusive to the hospitality...
1 answer | asked Dec 15, 2012 7:21 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Do I have to disclose if I've had a record expunged?
I had a misdemeanor for an NSF check back in the 1990s. It was expunged. I'm now applying to the state of Ohio for my teaching license. One question is "Have you ever had a criminal conviction sealed ...
3 answers | asked Dec 14, 2012 07:03 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Are Employers allowed to request Employees to fill out an Health Status Questionaire?
I have not come across this form before. It is a form that requests Employees to fill out a Health Status Questionaire - The Questionaire is given out after hire date. The questionnaire to assist in p...
1 answer | asked Dec 13, 2012 2:24 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Refusal to pay wages, overtime and in timely fashion
I recently took the position of "Assistant Manager" with an hourly rate of $10/hr at a new Restaurant/Sports Bar/Ale House in the NW suburbs of Chicago on November 8th. I kept record of the hours work...
1 answer | asked Dec 8, 2012 9:09 PM [EST] | applies to Illinois
Resigned, then terminated, policy for vaca pay differentiates between vol/invol
In Pennsylvania, an at-will state, a 7-year management employee resigns and provides the required 4-week notice and is immediately terminated. Written formal Policy Manual is in place and states payme...
1 answer | asked Dec 7, 2012 11:36 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Can an employer garnish my wages for a broken laptop?
Simply put I spilled my drink on a work computer and it needed to be replaced. Is it legal for them to hold me liable for that laptop and garnish my wages for the cost of a new one?
1 answer | asked Dec 6, 2012 2:47 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Is alright for my employer to make me stay on maternity although I am ready to go back to work?
I work for a small organization that does not have to comply with fmla. I have been working for the organization for over 2 years. And once I found I was pregnant, my employer granted me an unpaid mat...
1 answer | asked Dec 3, 2012 8:50 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania