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UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF MOSTLY MINORITY WORKERS FOR THE WORK FORCE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK
On 17th of may the mayor of New York laid off thousands of city workers (95% minoroties). Isn't this ILLEGAL under WARN act a federal law? In other words, if we can prove that had his decision to lay ...
1 answer | asked Jul 25, 2003 6:06 PM [EST] | applies to New York
defamation
I hired a reference check company and my ex-employer told them that I had no people skills, had taken files and not returned them, hadn't returned their keys and didnt give leave passwords for the com...
1 answer | asked Jul 24, 2003 10:20 PM [EST] | applies to New York
COBRA eligibility
Am I required to give two weeks notice when voluntarily leaving my position in order to be eligible for COBRA benefits?
1 answer | asked Jul 24, 2003 11:45 AM [EST] | applies to New York
NON-COMPETE
my husband has been working for 3 years with a NY company, IN OCTOBER OF LAST YEAR THEY STARTED TO ASK HIM TO SIGN A CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENT-NON COMPETE. FINALLY A FEW MONTHS AGO THEY SAID THEY WOUL...
1 answer | asked Jul 23, 2003 10:01 PM [EST] | applies to New York
wages and final pay
my employer has not given me my final paycheck because of a personal matter. they also refuse to pay over time accordingly. also they are holding my vehicle hostage (it was moved without a key or my p...
1 answer | asked Jul 23, 2003 3:44 PM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Am I being treated fairly on FMLA
I use FMLA for fibromyalgia. My limitations are such that sometimes I cannot work at all, other times I can work a few hours, etc. Three weeks ago, I went on FMLA leave to have breast reduction surger...
2 answers | asked Jul 23, 2003 10:04 AM [EST] | applies to Illinois
Legal recourse
I have a non-compete with my former Mortgage lending company. In the non-compete, there was no specification on geographic boundary. Recently, when my old company found that i was with a new mortgage ...
1 answer | asked Jul 23, 2003 08:44 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
Non-Compete Statute of Limitation
I was curious as to whether there is a statute of limitations on Non-Compete agreements. I have a one year non-compete agreement which expired a few weeks ago. During the one year time of my non-compe...
1 answer | asked Jul 22, 2003 12:28 PM [EST] | applies to Illinois
non-payment of wages
I worked for a medical office for a few days under a verbal aggreement. There have been many promises and excuses but I have not received my promised wages. Now the owner is not answering my calls or ...
1 answer | asked Jul 21, 2003 12:51 PM [EST] | applies to New York
docking pay for being late
My boss is tired of people coming in late to work. He wanted to know if he can dock hourly employees paycheck for being late to work. He wants to dock them 2 hours for each time they are late, regardl...
1 answer | asked Jul 21, 2003 11:30 AM [EST] | applies to California