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Can my employer fire me if I am out on medical leave
I work for a company that has a union and I was out of work on short term disabilty when the short term ran out I was still not well to return to work to having surgery. I was told by another worker t...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 22, 2011 7:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

What can I expect from my ex-employer's unemployment appeal?
I was fired from my job on January 26th of this year. It was during an audit that my district manager fired me because as a cashier my drawer was turning up short quite a bit that month but I know for...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 22, 2011 1:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

What should i do?
I have been working for Weis Markets for six months now. I was originally working for the local Wendy’s in town until a good friend of mine asked me if I would be interested in working at Weis as an...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 21, 2011 08:31 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Where can I obtain the current FMLA document for PA & DOL
I found the following on the DOL website and want to make sure it applies to PA and is current. I do know that the DOL FMLA can only be changed by enhancing it but not detracting anything from it.
1 answer  |  asked Jul 19, 2011 05:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is the noncompete still enforcable for nursing?
I worked as a nurse for a home health agency and one day, after being there for 10 months, my employeer asked me to sign a noncompete clause or be terminated. I was still terminated within a week. As ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 17, 2011 7:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can I sue for being falsely represented/quoted on Board Meeting Records?
There are records proving that my former employer falsely made me part of a Board of Directors and falsely quoted me on multiple Board Meeting Records without my knowledge. My former employer made it ...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 16, 2011 01:13 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can a EEO complaint supplement a case file after AJ decision by before Appeal?
I am in the midst of a 4 year EEO case which is going to hearing in 2weeks. I have a sneaking suspicion that I will not prevail, and I will have to appeal the judge's decision. My question....Can an E...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 15, 2011 07:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Can my emplyer, who receives state funding, dock me for two days when I missed one due to illness?
I missed 4 days total and brought in a doctor's note. My employer is going to dock my pay for 8 days because he says July is a blackout month, and employees may not be absent during this time. I am sa...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2011 9:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Employment contract
After 6 months into my employment, my employer is asking to sign a contract where I must agree to a 90 day resignation notice. I told them I was not going to sign the contract under those terms, and t...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2011 5:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Is it legal in this state to just fire someone w/o any real explaination after 10yrs of employment?
I was employed for 10 yrs at a company that just recently fired me without warning. My attendance and workmenship is like no other in the entire company. I was the top salesman in the entire company f...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2011 4:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida