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final wages
I work on h1b visa ..recently i moved to new company and my previous employer stopped paying my salary for last 2 months ..I sent him couple of emails and left couple of voice messages but no response...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 6, 2004 4:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Ex-Employer owes me $10,000+ in payroll & expenses
I was laid off in February 2003. As of today, 1/6/04, my ex-employer still owes me approximately $10,000+ - payroll & expenses. My question is should I file a claim at Department of Labor or sue him i...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 6, 2004 11:01 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

SALARY TO HOURLY
I'VE BEEN WORKING FOR THIS COMPANY FOR 5 YEARS AT MY 2ND YEAR THEY PROMOTED ME TO OFFICE MANAGER AND THEY ALSO SWITCH ME FROM HOURLY TO SALARY AFTER JULY OF 2003 I WAS WORKING FROM 48 HOURS TO 56 HOUR...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 4, 2004 7:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Connecticut

worker's comp discrimination lawyer
i am in need of a worker's comp discrimination lawyer
1 answer  |  asked Jan 3, 2004 2:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Harrassment during Pregnancy
My daughter-in-law is about to have her first baby. Her employer is harrassing her in hopes that she will quit. The second-in-command admitted to her that the boss has it in for her. What rights does ...
2 answers  |  asked Jan 2, 2004 12:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Unlawful Termination
I was accused, then terminated from employment for violating a WORKPLACE policy OFF the job, on my own time. The company accused me of posting a racially derogatory comment on a PUBLIC Yahoo message b...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 30, 2003 06:18 AM [EST]  |  applies to West Virginia

Layoff with no severance and hiring non union workers to do the job
I am a union employee and due to budget cuts the company is eliminating their entire IT dept. therefore laying us all off giving us a 2 week notice. However, they will be paying a private consulting c...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 30, 2003 12:31 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Time Frame of Wages According to O.R.C. or D.O.L.
My spouse works for a paid ambulance service. This company is far behind on payment of wages. He is owed over $2500 of gross pay. They are at least a year behind on some employees. What is the time fr...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 26, 2003 11:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Is a layoff the same as a termination?
When I became a minority shareholder in my comapny, I entered into an employment contract. Due to the downturn in business, our company has downsized and may have to downsize further. I found out the ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 26, 2003 4:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

what can I do
I signed non-compete, and work with current company as computer network administrator consultant. A year ago was sent to work for client to take care of their network system part time, now client want...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 19, 2003 01:09 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

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