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Contractor to Employee under Non-Compete
I am a contractor in the IT field. I am currently working a contract at a client in Iowa, through a firm in New Jersey. I have worked with the contracting firm a number of times, and one clause is non...
1 answer | asked Feb 16, 2005 08:52 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Overtime Exemption Qualifications
I recently read about a class action suit in California against Siebel Systems filed by a former Software Engineer: http://www.dicksonross.com/sys-tmpl/ibsiebelclassactionib/ It seems quite odd to me ...
1 answer | asked Feb 14, 2005 10:09 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Wrongfully Fired
My situation is I was laid off 2 weeks ago because of "Lack of work". This week, I was called back in and they had a meeting and told me that they suggest that I move. So I went home and told my landl...
1 answer | asked Feb 13, 2005 6:44 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
humiliation
I recently divorced a supervisor, whom I have children with. After our divorce, she began to date a supervisor in my section. Since I had also injured myself at work, I became seriously depressed abou...
1 answer | asked Feb 13, 2005 12:54 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
PAYMENT DEDUCTION ON PROBATIONARY EMPLOYEE
IF YOU HAVE AN EMPLOYEE THAT HAS BEEN HIRED AS A SALARY EMPLOYEE AND HAS ONLY WORKED IN YOUR OFFICE FOR 1 MONTH, AND IN THE FIRST 2 WEEKS HAS MADE A REQUEST TO BE OFF ONE DAY (SHE IS STILL IN 90 DAY P...
1 answer | asked Feb 10, 2005 5:07 PM [EST] | applies to California
Non-Compete Question
I have a non-compete agreement in a Right To Work State (Florida). A client of mine has asked me to go work for them (a completely different industry than I am currently in), however, my contract stat...
2 answers | asked Feb 9, 2005 9:49 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Non-compete while in the process of leaving the firm
I have worked part-time for an IT company for about 3.5 months. The customer is a large U.S. Governemtn agency. I recently received an offer from a firm I interned with last summer. Their client is th...
1 answer | asked Feb 9, 2005 01:17 AM [EST] | applies to Alabama
Relocation contract
I have recently taken a position where the last manager was promoted. I signed a 12 month relocation contract where I am responsible for part of my relocation if I resign prior to a year of service. I...
1 answer | asked Feb 8, 2005 7:52 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
My employer refuses to accept claims for unpaid wages after 120 days.... when it is truly owed.
Is there a time limit in which an employee can claim unpaid wages? My employer claims that unless I discover the error within 120 days.... I am not entitled to the money. Ooooppppsss... our computer s...
1 answer | asked Feb 8, 2005 4:06 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Non-Compete Question
I moved to PA a little over two years ago and was hired by a company that is in distribution. One of the conditions of hire was to sign a non-compete agreement. I had lived in another state for the pr...
1 answer | asked Feb 8, 2005 3:31 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania