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Employer terminated the employment contract before the contract was up, what should I do now?
I had started my job with my former employer in the July and we signed a employment contract for 9 months, however, this week my employer told me that they do not need my services in the present capac...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2010 7:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Can consensual relationships create a hostile work environment?
I was in a consensual relationship with my supervisor. She initiated the relationship and broke it off. Then she started to harass me with threats, undesireable job assignments, unwarranted written re...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2010 12:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Can I take withdrawal of cash balance pension and still receive UI?
I lost my job in August and currently am receiving unemployment. Just last week I received a letter from former employer, stating it was not in their best interest financially to maintain my cash bala...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 12, 2010 08:08 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can employer cut my pay 30% after DOL told them to pay back overtime to me?
I contacted DOL and informed them i thought i was a non-exempt employee for the last six years of my employment. They called my employer to request my information. On same day, they called my supervis...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 11, 2010 10:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Georgia

Non-compete
I went on leave 6/15/09 and then was fired on 12/15/09. Does my non-compete start when I went on leave or when I was fired?
2 answers  |  asked Oct 11, 2010 12:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Not hired for job due to age discrimination
I recently interviewed with a local company for an Assist. IT Director's job. The current IT Director is leaving in a few months so this position was created to fill the Director position after an acc...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 11, 2010 04:20 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What is the max amt of hours your employer can mandate you to stay over and work? You have already w
I work in a hospital setting and due to fluctuations in staffing and patient census, we are occasionally mandated to work over past our regularly scheduled time out. We would like to know the maximum ...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 9, 2010 4:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Salary employee isn't getting paid for days the company decides to close the office
I'm a salary paid network administrator for a company in IL. My company requires all employees to use a vacation day if they want to get paid when the company decides to close for a day, for example w...
3 answers  |  asked Oct 7, 2010 5:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Loss of benefits
I was in a car accident and as a result took an extended medical leave of absence from work. I was just told after being back in my old position for 3 weeks that the day I came back to work was my fir...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 7, 2010 10:58 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can the employer make me sign an agreement to return 3 months pay if I do not give 3 months' notice
My employer has circulated a new employee manual which mentions that it is only a guideline. At the end of it, there is an agreement which is one-sided and says that I owe the employer my 3 months sal...
2 answers  |  asked Oct 7, 2010 12:08 AM [EST]  |  applies to California