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Is this sex harassment?
This is a great site! I just recently started working as a SalesRep (at-will) for a publishing company. The pay is great but almost immediately, my supervisor (whom is notorious for being a bully boss...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 15, 2003 3:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Vacation Pay
I have resigned my position with my current company giving 3 weeks notice. I was told I am not going to get paid for my unused vacation time. In my previous positions in the same city/state, when I re...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 15, 2003 10:00 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Job elimination or discrimination
I've been told that my position is being eliminated (I'm the only black female office manager) since the 401(k) is being outsourced and we recently changed brokers (mind you this in not the first time...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2003 7:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Overtime & Comp Time
Should I be considered a salaried employee or hourly? When I was hired at my current place of employment I was hired as a salaried employee. I have a written agreement for a salary amount. When my pay...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2003 10:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Contract pay
I am a contract worker for an out-of-state company "A" that provides contract service for a major corporation "B". The job offer received from "A" in 1999 defined that holiday and vacation would be pa...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 11, 2003 12:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

buisiness advice, terminating unfair hire legally
An employee (manager/bookkeeper) that's worked for me for about three years now just recently quit, but before she did she hired a new girl w/ a gauranteed 40+ hours a week overtime $15 an hour. I hav...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 10, 2003 3:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

non compete in Pa.
I own a staffing company and hired a key employee,who wasn't so key appx.15 years ago. The company started out as a 3 person operation. The PERSON was in charge of human resources and responsible for ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2003 10:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Not allowed to touch the babies cause we're black
I reported my supervisor for using slang ratial remarks about me and my co-workers. We work in a hospital department of about 16 employees. It is our everyday duties to draw blood on our patients. We ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2003 01:12 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Termination due to retaliation for reporting supervisor
I recently worked for a hospital in my hometown of Paris, Tx and had problems with my supervisor. I called the integrity hotline which the employees were advised to do so if they had problems, the pho...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 9, 2003 12:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

please let me know if this is okay for them to do.
I work at church day care center. We recieve our checks twice a week. Is Okay for them to pay a three week check the week prior or the correct week or a week later at their own descression. We are als...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 8, 2003 2:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arkansas