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Sexual Harrassment and Unemployment
I work for a very small company with 4 employees. The owner of the small company I work for has been looking at porn at work. Every time I move from my desk I see awful images. He sometimes does try t...
4 answers  |  asked Sep 23, 2010 07:30 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Can't Work With Former Employees???
I'm being let go and looking for work with companies that DO NOT compete with my former employer. That said, my non-comp has a clause that states I will not "employ, assist in the employment of or OTH...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 22, 2010 7:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can family members work together at the same retail store?
My husband works as a department manager at a large home improvement store and has been with the company for 10 years. His younger, mildly mentally handicapped brother was hired almost a year ago. The...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 22, 2010 2:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What defines a client
My old company which I left on what I thought was good terms, is making noise about enforcing my non compete. I was in sales for an IT consulting company, and I am now more focused on recruiting. Am I...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 22, 2010 12:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I was dismissed from work due to lack of work and then denied unemployment
Recently I was let go from my job due to a lack of work. At least that was what I was told by the boss. When I tried to get unemployment benefits, the boss manufactured a story that I was dismissed fo...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 21, 2010 1:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can I open a new business in the same field when my divorce is final?
I wish to start a new business in the same industry as the one in which my soon to be ex-husband and I own. I manage the current business and most of the customers will want to switch over to my compa...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 20, 2010 12:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to Michigan

Lay Off and Health Insurance
My husband was laid off on Tuesday 9/14/10. His employer cancelled our health coverage within 2 days. We have not received any information yet about Cobra and he was not given any information regardin...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 18, 2010 09:32 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Is a non-compete contract enforceable in case of forced resignation (demotion, salary cut, etc)
Having worked for a company for several years. Can a non-compete contract signed after after a few years of employment for the company stop anyone from working for competition (in any way or form), Sp...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 17, 2010 6:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What can be done as we are being accused of receiving unemployment benefits while husband was employ
My husband is being accused of receiving unemployment benefits from the State of IL while working in 2009. When the letter was initially received we sent a letter to the IDES from an attorney immediat...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 17, 2010 2:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

My non-compete does Not designate a distance
The company I work for is based in Seattle, WA. My office is located in my home. The company is a national referral service for senior housing and senior care. Paragraph 9 of the Proprietary Informati...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 16, 2010 6:57 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio