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Can a non-compete restrict future employment by specific companies?
I have been working for a local firm that provides services to the medical industry. Specifically, our largest client is the second largest medical providor in our county. The non compete restricts fo...
1 answer | asked Nov 22, 2011 07:00 AM [EST] | applies to Florida
Husband wrongfully denied FMLA due to wife's pregnancy?
My husband was on FMLA due to me being pregnant with our son. The first set of FMLA certification was filled out on April 15th and it was approved. He used FMLA whenever we had a doctors appointment. ...
1 answer | asked Nov 22, 2011 12:18 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
what can i do if my union did not respond to my call after i was fierd
i called my union four days after i was termanated and the union rep did not contact me until it was too late. He then informed me that I had 7days to be represented and by the time he called back the...
1 answer | asked Nov 21, 2011 6:01 PM [EST] | applies to California
can you help me get free consoltation please
i worked at Walmart for almost 10-years. was fired after 9-years for reporting managers abusive behavior. contacted NLRB and got my job reinstated, but got constant retaliation and medical leave denie...
1 answer | asked Nov 21, 2011 09:52 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
What does the term "rescission period" mean in a severance package?
This is the paragraph from my severance package that I would like clarified. Payment of your severance will be made to you in thirteen (13) biweekly installments, the first of which will be paid as so...
1 answer | asked Nov 17, 2011 07:33 AM [EST] | applies to Illinois
What if earned vacation is changed from work in the prior year to work in the current year?
I worked for a company for 44 years. For 40 years, the vacation that you took in the current year was for the time you worked the prior year. You did not get vacation the first year of employment. The...
2 answers | asked Nov 16, 2011 09:28 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Ask a current ee to fill in temp basis do we have to pay them the same wage?
Employee was handled clerical tasks is out on FMLA until Dec - prob longer - job duties have to be filled or we do not receive funding from the state. If we place somone in her position on an interm b...
1 answer | asked Nov 16, 2011 06:23 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
my doctor has not released me to return back to work
my employer says that my FMLA has ended and that my job will be terminated, what can I do. Am I eligible to receive unemployment compensation?
1 answer | asked Nov 14, 2011 06:42 AM [EST] | applies to North Carolina
What am i required to pay someone who works for commisssion after they leave
i have just been given notice that my construction manager is leaving. he is paid a base salary plus commission. the commission is pad at the end of the job, after completion and customer is satisfied...
2 answers | asked Nov 13, 2011 10:07 AM [EST] | applies to Florida
Is a 28% pay cut (or you can quit) grounds for constructive discharge?
Should I call an employment attorney? My boss informed me I may no longer have the position I occupy with no reference to any performance issues; he just "doesn't want" someone in the job. The job wil...
1 answer | asked Nov 12, 2011 03:41 AM [EST] | applies to New York