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Which state's laws are applicable in non-compete dispute?
Regarding agreements to not compete across state lines. What state's laws would be applicable, the state of incorporation of the employer's company that wrote the non-compete, or the state where the n...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2006 8:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

theft
My work truck was broken into and a little over a thousand dollars worth the product was stolen. The company was aware that I didnt have locks for the truck months before the theft. Now they are docki...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 6, 2006 04:14 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

salary holiday pay and time clocks
the company i work for is a salary and hourly based employer. for our holidays they require us to work the day before and the day after to be paid for the holiday. i understand the hourly employees, b...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 5, 2006 4:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Must work day before & after holiday to get holiday pay
The company I work for gives us certain holidays off with pay. If we don't work the day before or the day after the holiday they won't pay for that holiday. Is this legal?
1 answer  |  asked Jul 3, 2006 04:55 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

I was laid off and then replaced...
About a year ago I was laid off along with 800 others from a large Pharma company. It was explained to me that my position had been permanently eliminated. About 2 months after the layoff someone was ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 28, 2006 7:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Non-compete release or compensation
Non-compete. If I am offered a job by another company in the Phoenix area that is "covered" by a non-compete and the job offers a better living situation than present, is there a law that either requi...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 26, 2006 2:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Merger nightmare - legacy employees terminated after severace package expires
I am a manager for a large insurance company. We are in the 2nd year of a merger. The severance package that was established for employees who lost jobs due to the merger terminated in April. One by o...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 24, 2006 12:02 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Salary vs. Hourly
Two and a half months ago I accepted a position with a company offering me salary vs. hourly. I've been putting in anywhere from 9-11 hours a day, five days a week and was recently told with the upcom...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 23, 2006 7:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

FMLA(first its serious enough, now its not)
My FMLA paperwork was given back to me due to it being incomplete.(Sec. 5b & Sec. 7b.) When I took my paper work in to be completed, the doctor decides that he does not want to complete the paper work...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 15, 2006 7:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Non compete contractor (non employee) situation
I have been working as a 1099 contractor for a guy (company "A") who has placed me as a contractor via another company (copmany "B") to a big firm (Company "C"). Company "C" allows contractors from on...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 12, 2006 1:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona