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As a sub contractor with a non compete and I am fired can the non compete be upheld?
I was a sub contractor for a company and had a no compete. He changed the compensation in my original contract to give me a pay cut which I disagreed on . I refused to sign a neew contract with the pa...
2 answers  |  asked May 25, 2010 12:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Is a non-compete still valid if the terms of original contract are changed and I refuse to sign new
I am a subcontractor and signed a contract to do some work for a certain compensation. The company wanted to change that compensation and sent a new contract to do so. I refused to sign the new contra...
2 answers  |  asked May 25, 2010 10:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Exemption Status at Risk
If an employer instructs an exempt employee to take five days off without pay as a company cost savings initiative, then fails to instruct the employee's to leave their Blackberry's and laptop's at th...
1 answer  |  asked May 24, 2010 12:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Would this be consitered a hostile work enviroment
Forced to change shifts because of Manager Evaluation Form History: I was hired at Verstgroup, a 3PL warehousing company, on Dec. 14, 2009. I'm in charge of the inventory. That is counting and adjusti...
1 answer  |  asked May 22, 2010 06:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can I be fired for being a witness for my friend in an unemployment hearing? I need help immediatly!
I got my friend a job with me and Wendy's and she worked there for about 6 months and all of a sudden they had a problem with her. They said she needed to work on her performance and she did. The mana...
2 answers  |  asked May 20, 2010 5:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to Georgia

IL - Commissions upon termination
Our company pays our sales reps commission when payment is received from the customer. If the sales rep is terminated, are we required to pay commission when the payment is received from the customer ...
2 answers  |  asked May 18, 2010 08:30 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

How to collect against non-payment of invoices from work performed
I worked as an Independent Contractor for a company in Silicon Valley from end of November until end of April. The last month of April they have not paid me for the work performed and agree that I sho...
2 answers  |  asked May 15, 2010 10:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

I was terminated with an employment contract, no reprimands in file, possible in an at will state?
If I have a signed employment contract with office can they still just fire you willy nilly? I worked for a dental office for 11 months and was terminated yesterday for, as the Dr. put it "not being a...
1 answer  |  asked May 14, 2010 7:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Can employer (a government entity) change rate of pay and still require my daughter to do same work?
My daughter and a couple of her friends were hired by the mayor of a local village at $8 per hour. At the March meeting, the Village Board decided to raise the pay to $15/hour effective May 1. This is...
1 answer  |  asked May 14, 2010 06:25 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Do I have a chance to fight this?
I was a salaried employee. Without warning or reason, my pay was cut about $12,000. I was cut from salary and put on hourly. I also went from a full-time position to a part time position, working 25 -...
1 answer  |  asked May 13, 2010 7:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania