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Employee Surveillance/ Monitoring
I am a fairly new employee (private company) and I believe that I am being monitored by management as well as other employees on the same level as myself. I have overheard conversations discussing my ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 30, 2007 7:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Personal Time Off for Exempt employee
My wife is an exempt employee and works for a company that has a Personal Time Off (PTO) policy. She accures PTO every pay period, and can use that time for vacation or sick days. Every other company ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 29, 2007 10:48 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Hostile work environment
I am being blackballed by the company I currently work for. Even though they are in the process of hiring new personnel for 7 new locations they are opening, I've been told they have no job listings a...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 28, 2007 2:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Broken employer agreement
I was recently laid off from a job i was at for about 5 months. At 3 months I was given a positive evaluation and a raise. I was "laid off" due to lack of work in the area recently while 2 newer emplo...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 26, 2007 1:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Breach of employment contract
I have a written employment contract through the end of 2008. The project has been suspended, and I was "laid off" pending continuation or sale of project. The contract stipulates that if the project ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 23, 2007 10:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to Vermont

salaried employees
Is there a law regarding whether or not it is appropriate to have salaried employees punching in and out with a time clock?
1 answer  |  asked Mar 23, 2007 09:58 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

3 weeks and
okay i was hired 3 weeks ago, i have showed up to work everday, the supervisor said i was doing a great job, i had the most experience out of all the workers there....the night before i was let go, i ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 18, 2007 05:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

NON COMPETE CREATING A HARDSHIP
I WAS RECENTLY LET GO FROM MY COMPANY IN NJ WITH NO NOTICE. I SIGNED A NON COMPETE THAT IS WAY TO BROAD BUT WANTED TO KNOW IF THE TERMINATION VOIDS THE NON COMPETE? I AM IN A POSITION WHERE IT IS CREA...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 16, 2007 6:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Employee rights when caught or accused of stealing
Ok at my work place recently have been a string of thefts.Money from purses,a pair of shoes... I narrowed it down to a time frame.Weekends and around times school kids worked. There are no cameras in ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 16, 2007 6:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Full time job w/ benefits and a contract position simaltaneously
Can a person work full time as a marketer for an agengy with benefits and take on a contract position that is doing marketing in a different area at the same time if there is no non compete----in othe...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 16, 2007 12:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York