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Severe bi-polar employer
My employer is severely bi-polar. She's on anti-depressants, but they're not for bi-polar. Needless to say, she is very abusive and has a high employee turnover. Nothing is ever good enough. Those of ...
1 answer | asked Sep 3, 2003 5:10 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
unemployment benefits eligibility
I worked for a company for just under 1 year.Our paychecks came from a different company. I was layed off due to down-sizing.I've been collecting unemployment benefits for 3 months. I got a letter in ...
1 answer | asked Sep 2, 2003 12:19 PM [EST] | applies to Arizona
The new employer whom i am going to join wants to change the offer.
Hi, I,resident of Texas, recently got an offer from a company for a position(of my interest). When i went for an interview, i was eligible for more than one positions but i showed an interest in the p...
1 answer | asked Aug 30, 2003 12:30 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
severance contract, and bankruptcy
My company is about to file chapter 11 bankruptcy. In addition it looks as though it will be bought by a competitor. I have a contract stating a severance package of 4 months pay. Will this contract s...
1 answer | asked Aug 29, 2003 9:58 PM [EST] | applies to Maryland
Is this legal?
I have been working for a company for 5 years now. I started out salary, and after 5 years they have decided to move me to hourly. Which when i was working salary I was working like 84 hours a week. A...
1 answer | asked Aug 29, 2003 02:59 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Questions about Terminations & Non-Compete Agreements
My daughter was recently fired from her job as an account manager for a business forms company. 1. She took 2 individual sick days to interview with other companies. When she returned to work on Monda...
1 answer | asked Aug 28, 2003 12:47 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Employer not fulfilling termination clause
I was an at-will employee with an employment agreement that stated "The Company shall provide at least 3 months notice prior to termination unless it would be for cause or if the company were to exper...
1 answer | asked Aug 27, 2003 12:08 PM [EST] | applies to Illinois
Age Discrimination
My name is Grady Lollis, I am 56 years old. I have work for a Company a total of 32 years. 17 of those years, I have worked at two of their overseas locations (Panama, and Cyprus), as a Field Engineer...
1 answer | asked Aug 27, 2003 10:26 AM [EST] | applies to California
Non-compete transfer when company moves to CA
I may have signed a non-compete agreement with company "A" in 1994. At the time I worked at the company headquarters in CT. Since then both myself and the company have relocated to CA. I have left the...
1 answer | asked Aug 26, 2003 5:30 PM [EST] | applies to California
ADA not protecting my rights??
I have a co-worker who is bi-polar. We used to get along fairly well and she confided in me about her condition, which of course, I kept silent about. Last year, she felt the urge to notify all the su...
1 answer | asked Aug 25, 2003 12:32 PM [EST] | applies to New York