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Termination for making a few data entry errors with nothing to tie back to
I have taken a new position at my company. I have been an employee for 10 years. In this new position I have had little to no training from my supervisors or guidance. I know that I have made a few mi...
1 answer | asked Jan 19, 2005 9:15 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Telling perspective employers that I threatened to kill my supervisor
Can a former employer tell a perspective employer that you made threats against other employees. I was terminated from a job after 5 years. I was given an exit interview at HR. Shortly after that I wa...
1 answer | asked Jan 19, 2005 5:11 PM [EST] | applies to California
retaliation/harrassment for whistleblowing-county protected
in july i turned in friend of Administration and "one of their own" into fraud hotline for suspected theft,gross abuse/personal gain of baby supplies costing thousands of dollars to county. The person...
1 answer | asked Jan 18, 2005 4:25 PM [EST] | applies to California
Fired, no reason, maybe discrimination
Fired without cause! Today I was pulled into my manager's office and was told I was being fired. My manager could not give me any other reason than I had some personal issues before Christmas. My husb...
1 answer | asked Jan 18, 2005 3:36 PM [EST] | applies to Alabama
"Temporary" layoff and severance
5 of 6 (not the manager) salary employees were layed off after being given 2 weeks verbal notice. I have a contract with the company that requires 90 days written notice or payment in lieu of. There i...
1 answer | asked Jan 18, 2005 3:22 PM [EST] | applies to Maryland
Is it Non compete if do same job but not competing? Also company sold to new company.
I work as a MSDS author for a company that authors MSDS for many companys. I signed an agreement with my company (Comany X) that says I will not compete against them or there best interest. If I went ...
1 answer | asked Jan 18, 2005 1:22 PM [EST] | applies to Tennessee
Harrasment in the work place
I was hired by the city in Feb 2002 in a specialized feild in which i have 18 years of expereince for a better quality of life 300 miles from my hometown. After my probationary period in which i recei...
1 answer | asked Jan 17, 2005 2:33 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Employer refusing to pay for overtime wages earned
My employer has bounced back and forth on whether she's going to pay me overtime on a project she made me work on at home. I was hired on an hourly basis, then changed to salaried exempt, and that's w...
1 answer | asked Jan 17, 2005 07:57 AM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Wrongful termination?
What exactly qualifies "wrongful termination"? In August, I left my job of nearly two years to work for my father's company. Two weeks after I began working for my father, he left the house - and walk...
1 answer | asked Jan 15, 2005 01:33 AM [EST] | applies to California
"Job Elimination" two days after notification of pregnancy
I was let go of my company two days after I notified them of my pregnancy. They stated that my position had been eliminated with no other explimation. There is now a male employee that assumed the dut...
1 answer | asked Jan 14, 2005 9:01 PM [EST] | applies to Texas