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non-compete
I am an IT professional in Pennsylvania. I signed a non-compete agreement 3 months after i started working at my previous company, XYZ. The agreement says that i cannot work with any of XYZ's clients ...
1 answer | asked Mar 17, 2005 03:32 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Severance to a part time employee who was once full time
My company recently got bought out by another company and we are all receiving severance. My situation is a little unique compared to my co-workers. I have been with the company for 16 years, 12 of th...
1 answer | asked Mar 16, 2005 10:50 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Non-compete Clause Valid?
My division is in the procees of being acquired. The new employer required all "transitioning" employees to sign a non-compete clause even though the official transition date is not until April 1, 200...
2 answers | asked Mar 16, 2005 9:21 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Ovetime, demanded stays without overtime and sexual harrasement
Hi Mel, I have a couple of questions for you any answers would help. First, I was required by my employer to stay after the usual 8 hour work day to satisfy the owner of the company and prove that I w...
1 answer | asked Mar 14, 2005 3:18 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Assault by employee bad enough for IIED?
I work in a bar and had to cut off an off-duty security employee from drinking. He was under the obvious influence of narcotics and his liquor consumption was high enough to put his BAC above .10 Upon...
1 answer | asked Mar 12, 2005 05:02 AM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Can I consider Constructive Discharge when terminated wrongly in an At Will state?
In 9/04 I was terminated From my employer of 6 years after an 8-week Performance Review. The reason given was my failure to perform or improve in three (3) specific duty areas. None were true (proveab...
1 answer | asked Mar 11, 2005 01:17 AM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Unpaid Salary
I worked for a consulting company based in NY as a consultant & did consulting for a client company in NY as well. I left the company because they did not pay my salary in time. They still owe me some...
1 answer | asked Mar 10, 2005 4:49 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Bonus withheld
I recently received an "unacceptable" performance evaluation from my manager. The evaluation is inconsistent with feedback provided throughout the year and contains factual inaccuracies. As a result o...
1 answer | asked Mar 8, 2005 2:46 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Age Discrimination -- jobs outsourced to India
My law firm has just announced that it plans to "outsource to India" the jobs in the Word Processing and Proofreading depts. There are 25 affected employees; all (100%!) are over 40 and making higher ...
1 answer | asked Mar 7, 2005 5:31 PM [EST] | applies to New York
No Braids policy in workplace
I am a female who recently put braids in my hair because i work p/t in a healthspa. The humidity and steam from the jacuzzi/pool/sauna was causing my natural hair to become frizzy and difficult to mai...
2 answers | asked Mar 5, 2005 11:58 PM [EST] | applies to New York