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Do I have to disclose a dimissed charge of battery to a CA governing licensure board?
I was charged with battery. The result of my case was a plea in which I received pretrial diversion. I have completed my pretrial diversion and my case has been dismissed. However, due to the nature o...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 26, 2010 7:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Is it an Ohio Law to have a section in your policy and procedure manual about sexual harrassment?
I am an HR person for a large company. I have presented my boss with a policy on sexual harrassment and she does not want to enforce it. I am afraid I am going to liable for any sexual harrassment tha...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 26, 2010 10:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

I have been confronted 3 times at my whits end
I was laid off in 2009 by an employer. They cliamed that the economy was bad. In march of this year I was asked to come back to help out. 3 days into my employment I was asked to give statments about ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 23, 2010 2:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

My non-compete says I can do no work I did with my ex-employer anywhere in US. Is it enforceable?
My non-compete states that I cannot do any of the work that I performed for my former employer (engineering), anywhere in the United States for the period of one year. I did not quit, I was laid off. ...
3 answers  |  asked Apr 22, 2010 9:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Temporary pay cuts for performance management
I work for a transcription company that pays by production and conducts monthly to quarterly audits of my work. Additionally, if a transcriptionist can't make out a word or find a term, she can leave ...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 22, 2010 08:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can I be termed for none disclosure on criminal past were employer doesnt state disclosure period
Here is my story I have been working for a company in Neenah, WI for the past 11 months this was a contract to hire position which was to hire in December but the company started a reorganization arou...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 21, 2010 7:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

Is my employer required to hold my job while I am on maternity leave?
I am currently on maternity leave. I have 3 1/2 more weeks left for my maternity leave. I found out my employer posted part of my job online. I work at 2 different nursing homes run by the same owners...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 21, 2010 2:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Whats the best way to handle a boss saying you're an independent contractor when you're an employee?
My friend was hired as in independent contractor. He fills out a 1099 and signed a contract saying he was an independent contractor & won't sue for injury. They bought him insurance, supplies, set his...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 19, 2010 6:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

What remedy is there for false accusations that defame your character?
I have been wrongly accused as retaliating against a new manager, as well as discrimination of his race and "ageism". I could not retaliate against someone who I didn't know had filed accusations agai...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 18, 2010 4:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

suspended for bad credit
I worked for a company for 2 months and was just recently suspended for having bad credit and told I should not be handling cash. I was told after I clean my credit up I can come back.I was told they ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 18, 2010 2:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania