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terminated without warning
I was recently fired from a job I had for 7 years without any reason or warnings. As a manager at this job I was always required to give other people, including other managers, written warnings before...
1 answer | asked May 4, 2008 4:57 PM [EST] | applies to California
Non-compete Ohio
I signed a non compete agreement back in 2003 as an independent contractor for sales. Included in the agreement was the commissions I was to receive for my sales. In 2005 the commissions were decrease...
1 answer | asked Apr 30, 2008 12:30 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Employer dumping the taxes on employees.
hello mel, My mom used to work for a nail salon that is a franchise of many. when she started working there about 5-6 years ago, she had received a W2, what ever she made 40% goes to the shop, a year ...
1 answer | asked Apr 29, 2008 10:47 PM [EST] | applies to California
Do I have a case?
My husband and I have worked at the same job for 30 years as groundskeepers doing mowing, equipment maintenance, painting, cleaning, and such miscellaneous jobs; however, my husband passed away in Sep...
1 answer | asked Apr 27, 2008 2:51 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
issue with non compete agreement
I'm a H1B S/W consultant. My H1B holding company is based in NJ. My company sent me to the client based in PA by subcontracting with middle vendor(prefered vendor). After about an yr, my H1B holding c...
1 answer | asked Apr 24, 2008 7:11 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Forcing a non-compete
Hello, I currently work for a Technical Staffing Firm which I joined in February 2004. At the time I started with them I signed a one-page non-compete. Just last week (April 2008, 4 years later) I hav...
1 answer | asked Apr 24, 2008 2:46 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Jurisdiction in a non-compete
Hi. I just got blindsided by a company I reped for for 14 years. They basically just sent out a mass email to everyone saying I was terminated and not to talk to me anymore. That's the first I heard. ...
1 answer | asked Apr 24, 2008 1:18 PM [EST] | applies to Georgia
Duration of Severance
I was recently laid off and my former employer offered a severance package. In the contract it states that severance will be discontinued once I start "working". Doesn't severance pay continue for a d...
2 answers | asked Apr 18, 2008 08:50 AM [EST] | applies to Vermont
what do you think
I was a Net Branch mgr for Flagstar Bank which is based in Michigan. I funded the local branch and was responsible for all bills. If the branch was short funds I was personally held accountable for th...
1 answer | asked Apr 17, 2008 12:39 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
verbally told she 'passed' probation - then terminated
My wife was nearing the end of 6-month probation period for a good job she enjoyed, working for a California county. Everything was great with her supervisor and with her supervisor's boss. The first ...
1 answer | asked Apr 16, 2008 5:46 PM [EST] | applies to California