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Do you need to grieve to have rights under a union contract
If an employee was a member of a union(IBEW) and had a contract with his employer that did not allow layoffs unless an external event triggered the need for fewer employees, and the employee was laid ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 13, 2003 3:57 PM [EST]  |  applies to Vermont

Retaliation after resignation announcement
I recently resigned from a state university faculty position to accept a more desirable appointment elsewhere. Within 2 weeks of announcing my resignation (with > 3 months notice as a courtesy), my em...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 13, 2003 12:22 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

signed Non-compete while doing a school internship.
I went to school to become a medical transcriptionist and part of my required course was to to do an internship. My school adviser set me up with a transcription service to do 144 hours of transcripti...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 12, 2003 12:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Revised W2
My husband worked for a company called USWC in San Ramon. Company gave him restricted stock options and a W2. His w2 did not show the diffrence in stock option price vs market price. 2 years later USW...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2003 3:38 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Salary and Hourly Differences
What is the difference between salary and hourly? Is it just based on overtime differences? If you leave an hour early when you're a salaried employee, can the employer deduct that hour from your sala...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2003 09:33 AM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Trying to recover unused vacation
I recently quit my job to work for another company. I gave my former employer a formal two-weeks notice and they sent me home for the remainder of the two weeks. They have paid me for wages earned but...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 10, 2003 1:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Non compete valid if living in a different state from employer
I'm a healthcare consultant living in the state of NC but employed by a company located in CA. I signed a non-compete contract with this Company. However, due to loss of clients, the company is experi...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 10, 2003 10:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

I have not signed a non compete agreement
I am working near chicago, Illinois. I recently applied for a position in Indianapolis, Indiana. The company I applied to informed me that they have a non-compete agreement with the company I work for...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 9, 2003 11:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

State Unemployment Benefit Eligibility
In Illinois, if an individual is let go from his job and he accepts a severance package that includes a year's pay, is he still eligible for unemployment benefits from the state?
1 answer  |  asked Sep 9, 2003 1:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

right to a confidential recommendation letter
My former employer held a round of lay-offs recently and I was affected. I signed a severance agreement with them in order to receive some pay continuation and a percentage of my bonus. During the mee...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 9, 2003 11:08 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York