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Will a non compete hold up if my employer has changed my compensation several times since ive signed
I signed a non compete when I was being hired. Within the last 3 years my employer has changed my compensaton package (cutting my pay) several times. I have been in my industry my entire working caree...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 17, 2011 10:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Change in Commission Plans
Does a New Non-Compete have to be signed after every commission plan change, They keep changing to lower are over compensation
1 answer  |  asked Feb 17, 2011 5:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Does my son, a barber, have a case against his employer for firing him.
My son works as a barber in a small barber shop in Cleveland, OH. He is under no contract. He has worked there for about 3 years. He pays $150 per week, which is $600 monthly for the use of his chair ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 17, 2011 12:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

time limit on non-compete
I have read several articles which say that legal precedent in Ohio limits non-competes to "six months or time of engagement," whichever is shorter. I can not find any instances where judges/arbitrato...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 7:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What if your medical condition requires a longer absence than the 12 week FMLA allows?
My husband was hospitalized with a heart attack and after doing a heart cath, found that he would require open heart surgery. Because they gave him a blood thinner upon arriving at the hopital, they h...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 6:21 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Employee No-Hire Clause
I work for a Company A which is the one that pays me, but I am assign to a Company B which is the place where I do all the work. In my contract there is a No-Hire clause. Now the Company A lost the ou...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 1:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Connecticut

Can I collect unemployment if my employer repeatedly did not pay me in full on the regular payday?
I have already filed a claim with unemployment in PA after I quit my job. I am waiting to hear their determination. In the questionaire, I cited multiple dates over a four month period of paydays that...
4 answers  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 12:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

If the current employer has "stifled" my career, not allowing for raises, growth opportunities, etc,
I am a senior manager, Director of Operations, for my organization. They were going out of business when I arrived, and we have experienced 62% growth since my arrival. I have asked repeatedly for a r...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 09:37 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Does a revised (not signed) non compete clause void an old (signed) one?
I signed a non compete clause in 2007. In the fall of 2010 they revised their handbook and came out with a new non compete clause. I did not sign that one. I would like to know if that old one is void...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 16, 2011 08:51 AM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

Will I receive a tax statement from Unemployment ?
If I have been on Unemployment since April 2010, will I receive anything stating how much I paid to the State, and Federal Government for taxes last Year? If so, when will I receive it? Thank You, Bre...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 15, 2011 8:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio