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Employee
Hello, I had an employee that worked as my assistant. He had no office experience until I took him in. Because of my big heart I co signed a car for him and bought him all kinds of gifts because he wa...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 15, 2011 4:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

what are my options with an employer who has not given me final pay
on the 28th of february, my wife attempted to cash four of my paychecks. there was only enough money in my employers payroll account to cash two of them. my boss had left for the day so I tried to cal...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 14, 2011 12:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Employer used FMLA for other than described
I was granted FMLA by my employer for my back problem. My DR. filled out my paper work stating that my back problems could be possible lifetime. I never used any of the FMLA. February 2010 a month or ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 14, 2011 10:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can my employer use a sick day as an unexcused absence if I have PTO to cover it?
A new policy at my workplace is as follows: If an employee calls out because they are sick, that call out is listed as an "Absence", even if the employee has time-off to draw from. After 6 "absences" ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 12, 2011 10:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Can benefits be selectively changed for a small group
I work for a large US company, part of a multi-national. The company has US-wide benefits policy for all 20000 employees. The company purchased a small company. My unit with 125 employees was integrat...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 12, 2011 6:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Is my employer required to pay residual commission while on FMLA leave?
I am compensated by a salary and residual commission. I am taking FMLA and will be returning back to work. I understand my employer is not required to pay my salary, but what about my residual commiss...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 11, 2011 12:20 AM [EST]  |  applies to Washington

Can my employer change my position from part time to full time
I have been working at my company for 10 years. The last 5 of those years have been part time (24 hrs per week). I was told on Monday that they no longer want part timers and that I can come full time...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 9, 2011 2:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Am I entitled to back pay in a salaried position?
Here is the scenario, I would like to know what my options are. Team of 3, 1 boss, 2 equal co-workers reporting to him working on a large scale software implementation. Dec' 2007 My boss leaves the co...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 9, 2011 1:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Are the following statements enforceable in my case?
I signed the following non-compete agreement(NCA), while accepting employment. I had been out of work for 11 months, so I had to accept this. • Can my employer include "customer" in the NCA? • Als...
2 answers  |  asked Feb 8, 2011 4:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

How long are non compete clauses valid?
I was fired in September 2010 after three months of working in staffing assistant/sales role at an agency here in Columbus. For the first two months I assisted with filling job orders and contacting t...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 7, 2011 08:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio