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Earned commissions not paid after discussed.
After discussing errors of commission paid on contracts that were coded to other sales person and paid to that sales person, employer states that there will be no changes made and that the commission ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 17, 2007 5:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Collecting Unemployment under a resignation for unethical behavior?
I'm curious if I'm capable of being granted unemployment given I have just put in my formal resignation at my job. I was the Director of Marketing at a consulting firm that was owned by one person who...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 17, 2007 08:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

Retaliation over airline safety concerns
I was hired into the initial flight attendant class for a new start-up airline in February 2007 with considerable prior experience. By the time the airline's certification process with the FAA was com...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2007 10:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Unjust Discharge
My unemploment determination stated: After a review of the facts, this agency finds that the claimant was discharged without just cause under section 4141.29(D)(2)(a), ohio revised code. What does thi...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2007 3:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Hiring employees after leaving company
I am employed in Maryland. A colleague and a friend of mine has left that company (A). While talking to him about the kind of work he's doing I asked if he needs help. Consequently, I was offered a jo...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2007 09:02 AM [EST]  |  applies to District of Columbia

Sign or be fired
I work as a night auditor at a hotel. My employer wants me to sign a paper giving them permission to deduct from my wages any amount applicable for errors that might occur when handling customer payme...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 26, 2007 01:11 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Defamation / harrassment Case potential?
I work in a large sales organization and I am at the top of my field. We reguraly attend semiannual meetings. One employee who is essentially on the cultural level of nascar and pro wrestling inferred...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 24, 2007 11:18 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Asked to resign when I give birth
I am 7 months pregnant and have been working at my current job for 3 months. Before becoming an employee, I worked here as a consultant for 1.5 years. HR is told me that I do not qualify for FMLA sinc...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 20, 2007 08:31 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Renegotiate Severance?
After 8 years, I was RIF'ed by my employer in Arizona which is a U.S. wide corporation based in Michigan. As a G.M. with extensive knowledge of the company�s risks, liabilities and legal practices, ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 18, 2007 5:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Overtime pay, retaliation
For 22 years, I've worked at the local, family owned newspaper, and until last Friday, was the paper's Special Sections Coordinator/Real estate editor. For the first 20 years, I was salaried, working ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 17, 2007 1:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio