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Salaried Exempt? Maximum hours required to work?
My husband is a Quality Assurance Engineer for a company that creates software. When he was hired on six months ago, he asked about overtime in the interview and was told that it was not the norm. Sin...
1 answer  |  asked May 15, 2003 4:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

back pay in il
My name is Eric i work for a video store. I was told by my supervisor that i can not get retroactive pay. The company does not do that. I was wondering if that was legal or not to refuse back pay.
3 answers  |  asked May 14, 2003 5:44 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

severance & retention bonuses when company is sold
I work for a company, in NC, that announced it would be winding-down their operations over the next 4 years. This company A is a wholly owned subsidiary (LLC.) of company B. I am technically an employ...
1 answer  |  asked May 13, 2003 8:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Changing Attorneys
I am currently represented by an attorney on a contingency basis on an employment law case; however, I want to use a different attorney. This subject is not addressed in the signed agreement. Can I ad...
1 answer  |  asked May 13, 2003 7:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Changing Attorneys
I am currently represented by an attorney on a contingency basis on an employment law case; however, I want to use a different attorney. This subject is not addressed in the signed agreement. Can I ad...
1 answer  |  asked May 13, 2003 6:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

about Labor code section 221 (to Mr. Richard J. Vaznaugh), Please answer
hi; Thank's for replying. I'm new at this so could you please tell mem what is the contact number of Cal. Labor Commissioner in San Francisco? Do you hear alot of case like me? and what is their solut...
1 answer  |  asked May 11, 2003 8:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Cal Labor Law Dispute Questions
Hi. An employee who I fired in September of 2002 filed a complaint with the California Labor Board for back over time pay and for 92.38 per day for 30 days in penalties. The employees name is Jody. Sh...
1 answer  |  asked May 11, 2003 5:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Employment Agreement - Compensation typing error in my favor?
I have taken an IT contract position through a recruiting firm here in Texas. They had me sign an Employment Agreement, which they signed as well. I have a question about a portion of the agreement wh...
1 answer  |  asked May 9, 2003 7:04 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Need legal advice fast. (Please help)
hi; I just got letter from my previous company that laid me off saying that I have overpayment couple thousand dollars. Is it legally possible to keep the money and not returned it since they're the o...
1 answer  |  asked May 9, 2003 6:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Can an employer change their mind about eliminating your position after giving you a letter?
I've recently received a letter indicating that my position is being eliminated, which gave general terms of severance pay I'm to be paid later on this month. I need to know two things: 1. Can the com...
1 answer  |  asked May 7, 2003 5:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois