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Am I tied by Non Compete/solicitation agreement
Iam providing contract software services at client 'C' thru Vendor 'B' and a layer 'A' where my employer is 'V'. Here is the structure (V -> A -> B -> C) B was willing to work directly with my employe...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 21, 2011 1:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can my unemployment be denied due to having to take child to an appt with a specialest?
on3-4-11 i was unable to work as a sun aid due to my daughter being diagnosed with a disease and she had to be seen by a specialiest i had no one else to take her. they said it would be denied untill ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 21, 2011 08:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is an employment contract valid that offers the independent contractor no consideration?
Hi, and thanks in advance, A good friend of mine is a tattoo artist and showed me his contract which included a non-compete clause. The contract stated all the restrictions/conditions of employment fo...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 19, 2011 7:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

How can I receive unpaid wages from an employer?
I live in Aurora, IL but I worked for a tutoring company as the "site coordinator". The company is based out of Florida. I set up the operation for them in Aurora, IL. I have emails documenting my pay...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 18, 2011 10:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

I was injured at work.
I was injured at work on 3 Jan 2011. I was put on Workers Comp. I was called by someone in Human Resources who informed me that I was fired.
1 answer  |  asked Mar 18, 2011 08:23 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

We are union and we have a contract ...But
The Union will not uphold the contract. The Contract states,"The schedule cannot be changed w/o the employees' permission. Our company is changing schedules, policy, such as time-off, and hours. We al...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 18, 2011 05:12 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Rests and Meal periods
So just out of curiosity, my employer states that by law all employees MUST take a 30 minute meal period, honestly I'm ok with being a forced meal period but is it truly illegal? I know minors have to...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 17, 2011 3:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Changing vacation after prerequisite worked/absorbing a year's vacation
The company I work for has in it's employee handbook stated that after working a year and one day of the next, the employee will have so many weeks of vacation available to them (amount dependant apon...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 16, 2011 11:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Laid off while others in same position were not
56 year old male, 20 year employee in mgmnt position. Have had melanoma (surgery 3 years ago) and have to be monitored every 3 months. Plus just had kidney stone "blasted". Example is recent hire (one...
3 answers  |  asked Mar 16, 2011 6:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Is it a breach of contract by hiring someone as an independent contractor that is under non-compete
Our company has a Settlement Agreement for 10 years, non-compete with our competitor which states upon termination or resignation, you may not work for the competitor for 2 years. The ten year agreeme...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 16, 2011 11:26 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio