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Do I have any legal rights as I resigned from my position when asked to do something illegal.
I have been working as a substance abuse counselor at this position for 5 years. I was given a new supervisor who told me to increase the number of clients referred to treatment. By doing this I would...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 3, 2011 10:26 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

If I accept the severance package will I still be eligible for umemployment when it runs out?
1 answer  |  asked Oct 3, 2011 08:01 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

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Each year we have shut down during holiday time. Some times it is four weeks or five and others it could be three weeks depending on business. This year our client is renovating,and some of our employ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 1, 2011 1:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Is the non compete clause enforceable to an independent contractor physician in Arizona
Hi there, I am an independent contractor (physician) for a group that contracts with a hospital in the Scottsdale AZ area and I provide hospitalist services. I have been with them for 2 years and I si...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 28, 2011 3:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Govt contract - did not have a teaming agreement and the "partner" stole it, any relief?
I found the "perfect" contract - my first one to bid on for the Fed. A company that I had talked to for about quite some time - with no experience in the type of work/skills was supposed to be HELPING...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 27, 2011 10:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I signed a, NON COMPETE CLAUSE
I was recently let go by the company I had worked for over 19 years. My question is, does the non compete clause become void since they fired me?
1 answer  |  asked Sep 27, 2011 10:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

My employer is trying to force me to resign through extreme micro-management
I was hired as a mid-level Manager. I was then subsequently given the responsibilites of my previous Director without a promotion or pay increase; i.e. the scope of my responsibilities changed dramati...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 27, 2011 08:12 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Did my wife's Employer breach her non-compete agreement?
My wife signed at non-compete agreement at hiring as a Sales Rep. with base salary, comissions & expenses and related insurances including health. After 4 years, the owner of the company forced her to...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 24, 2011 05:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is the non-compete clause in the contract I signed valid and enforceable
I work form home in a full-time salaried position for a research company. They also hire some peers on a project basis. They are moving into an office late this year. My husband moved out of state for...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 23, 2011 09:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

If I'm paid commision at my salon in MA, can they force me to stay at work when I don't have clients
Hi, I have worked at a salon in Mass for 5 years now, and since I have been on commision, for 3 years, I have set my own schedule and could come and go as long as I had no clients. The owners now want...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 23, 2011 06:31 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts