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Cancelled contract: non-compete affecting many.
I work for a company (ABC) that provides outsourced I.T. services for a client (XYZ) and working within XYZ's premises. My employer, ABC, has announced that they have placed a 90 day notice to termina...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 15, 2006 12:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

non compete and last pay check
I put a month notice to the pet store I worked for. After my boss made it impossible to work the whole month I left a few days short. One question I have is about the non compete contract. I signed on...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2006 5:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Punitive damages for retaliation in Florida
In a Florida whistleblower retaliation lawsuit, does Florida law provide for punitive damages to the prevailing party or is it specific to compensatory damages only?
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2006 07:35 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

4 sentence non-compete. How valid is this?
My non-compete is exactly as follows: "12. Restriction on post employment competition. For a period of (1-1/2) years after the end of employment, the employee shall not control, consult to be employed...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2006 4:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Termination during disability leave.
I went on maternity leave for six weeks. I had post delivery complications & spent another 2 weeks on disability leave.While I was still on disability I was fired from my job. Was that legal?
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2006 2:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Non compete agreement
I am considering a job opportunity and my future employer is asking me to sign the following non-compete agreement. My question is can you review the agreement and let know how strong is the agreement...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 12, 2006 6:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Non-compete with no copy
I had been working part-time as a coach at a local sports school for 1.5 years and received a promotion. 2 months later, I was forced, under duress, to sign a non-compete contract. The owner did not g...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 12, 2006 2:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Withdrawn offer
I received and accepted a written job offer for a Florida sales position for a company based in NC. One week after receiving and accepting the offer, and after giving notice to my current employer, th...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 12, 2006 09:42 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Set up for failure and discarded because of being an older female.
I was hired by a consulting company as a high level validation lead. The circumstances of the job opening up were not shared with me. The young man who had the position before me refused to abide by t...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 11, 2006 1:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Salary vs. Hourly
A few days ago I inquired about a salary vs. hourly question and received a very informative answer. I approached the controller in our company and she agreed completely with your reply but stated the...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 10, 2006 05:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois