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Wrongful termination
I was laid off on 5/27 and I know that I am not being called back. When I was still there they hired a girl that was only there for two months and they kept her. I was screamed at and harrarsed by my ...
1 answer | asked Aug 9, 2004 12:51 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
Termination for refusing to sign an authorization form.
Can an employee be terminated for not signing a "Combined Disclosure Notice and Authorization Regarding Background Consumer Reports"? The employee has been working for the company for over 6 years, an...
2 answers | asked Aug 8, 2004 10:35 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
whistle blower then fired
My employer fired me for turning her into Occupational vocational rehabilitation for fraud. She lost the contract then she fired me. Does this invalidate my non compete???
1 answer | asked Aug 7, 2004 9:15 PM [EST] | applies to Pennsylvania
non-compete
I am facing a lawsuit b/c I went to work for a competitor, after I got fired, and I had signed a Non-Compete Clause at my prior job. I am not sure how enforceable those are in TX. I did not take any c...
5 answers | asked Aug 6, 2004 3:14 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
unauthorized payroll deductions
I was released from my job without any reason or warning. When I received my final check the following week, they had deducted $500.00 for an engine I had been "paying out" per the company's agreement...
1 answer | asked Aug 5, 2004 4:29 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Offer withdrawn based on H-1B discrimination
My wife recently got an offer from a private financial management firm in New York which was withdrawn within an hour after she signed it. They had agreed to process her H-1 B VISA. Timeline: Friday a...
1 answer | asked Aug 5, 2004 10:29 AM [EST] | applies to New York
Father on maternity leave
I work at a small company that only employs about 30 people. Is there a law that covers a father for taking time off to be with his wife and new born child? I was told that we don't fall under the FML...
1 answer | asked Aug 4, 2004 6:45 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Back Pay
I am in Dallas, Texas. My employer is in Michigan. I am in H1B visa. My employer has lots of back pay to me. He is keep on procrastinating to pay it. Kindly provide me the options. Thanks in advance.
1 answer | asked Aug 4, 2004 09:31 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
dress code/pantyhose
Can an employer in California require a woman to wear panty hose or knee high stockings UNDER her pants?
1 answer | asked Aug 2, 2004 5:31 PM [EST] | applies to California
Constructive termination, daily explosive stressful atmosphere.
After working for the same company 5 years, owner one day demanded my resignation after coming in late without calling in. I was only sales person, each year better than previous, working on best year...
2 answers | asked Aug 2, 2004 12:18 AM [EST] | applies to Texas