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I need a couple weeks family leave and the company is too small for FMLA, what rights do I have?
I have been employeed here for 24 years. I rarely am off work except for doctors and scheduled vacation. I have a family crisis and need a few weeks off, not only for my own health but to help my son ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 8, 2011 10:15 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

does a non compete need to be signed by both parties to be enforceable.
I am looking for employment after having ben terminated by my employer, and I asked for a copy of the non compete. It is only signed by me is it enforceable.
1 answer  |  asked Aug 8, 2011 07:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

My Employer in Violation of FMLA Laws?
I have a chronic condition in which I was approved for intermittent FMLA leave for time off for doctor appointments, physical therapy and time off in the condition is exasperated. My physician wrote t...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 7, 2011 10:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Michigan

Company refusing to pay severance what are my options?
I am based in CA and went to work for a company based in MO and I worked in TX. I started work on 1/17/11 and was terminated on 4/1/11 (yes April Fools day). At termination I was told I would receive ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 7, 2011 05:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Enforcibility of non-compete
Hello, I am educated in a very small, unique, highly specialized allied health field that relies on referrals from doctor's and therapists. I was recently forced to resign, and signed a non-compete as...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 5, 2011 1:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can an employer lay you off and call you back for partime?
My husband was with company for 6 years. He was out for 3 weeks with an eye injury not job related. The company layed off supervisors and other employees that 3rd week. When returned to work on Monday...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 4, 2011 6:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Violation of my rights under FMLA
On June 13 of this year, I returned to work from FMLA. Before I took FMLA, I trained another employee on my job. When I returned, my manager said she wanted to keep my co-worker in my former position....
2 answers  |  asked Aug 4, 2011 12:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Can an employer discharge you for excessive absences without a previous counsling
I worked for a company that has recent discharged me due to excessive absences. I was never written up for these absences and provided a doctor's note due to the fact most absences more medically rela...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 4, 2011 12:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Is it possible to discriminate against male nurses?
A male nurse in a psychiatric hospital has complained that he has been forced by supervisors to take on a heavier case load AND has been assigned patients under the guise of, "You should take this pat...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 3, 2011 8:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

What can I do?
I have worked for a company for almost three years that does restoration after water or fires. I just got done removing black mold and asbestos from a home that took me and my partner 5 days to do so,...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 3, 2011 6:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Kentucky