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Non-Compete Confidentiality Agreement
My position as a Personal Assistant was recently eliminated by ABC. I have been approached about the same type of position with another company XYZ. XYZ is a client of my former company. ABC provides ...
2 answers | asked Oct 2, 2005 11:01 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Non-Compete - Same Industry, different location/customer base
I work in the staffing industry. I had to sign a non-compete agreement in order to be hired at a small private firm to sell our services to companies seeking office/admin. assistance. The agreement st...
1 answer | asked Oct 1, 2005 7:58 PM [EST] | applies to Illinois
Commission only employee
I would like to hire a few commission only employees. Can I hire them as exempt or do I need to hire them as non-exempt and pay overtime? For the non-exempt answer, how would I calculate the overtime ...
1 answer | asked Sep 30, 2005 6:08 PM [EST] | applies to California
Severance Package - employer adding rules ?
Yes our contract has been terminated and our company has notified us that our position with them will be terminated. Now they did state they were going to give us a Severance package which is great, b...
2 answers | asked Sep 28, 2005 10:40 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
Legitimate Business Interest?
I work for a consulting business. Before I started working for them, I signed a noncompete saying that I would not open a competing practice within 18 months of leaving them. The reason stated on the ...
1 answer | asked Sep 28, 2005 09:19 AM [EST] | applies to New York
Non Compete
If I signed a non-compete agreement and started a business for myself; and my previous employers customers start calling me (through advertising); would this be construed as me soliciting the customer...
2 answers | asked Sep 27, 2005 4:26 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
didnt get payed what was promised
i recently joined a courier job. the owner had promise me gas money plus good pay raging from 300 to 500 dollars a week. well i worked my first week and put 1000 miles in my car put 150 dollars in gas...
1 answer | asked Sep 27, 2005 12:52 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Severence rehired and fired
i worked for ABC Sliced Bread in S.F. Ca. I am a member of Teamsters Union. About 5 weeks ago the plant i worked in closed. On the last day we were given all the pay we had coming except the severence...
1 answer | asked Sep 24, 2005 3:53 PM [EST] | applies to California
fmla question
can i take 12 weeks of fmla for complications of pregnancy and then an additional 12 weeks of fmla for the care of my child? Since these are two seperate conditions?
1 answer | asked Sep 24, 2005 09:25 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Pre-employment testing
Is general pre-employment testing legal or must any pre-employment testing specifically relate to the particular job being applied for? Are general personality or skill test legal?
1 answer | asked Sep 22, 2005 12:14 PM [EST] | applies to California