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wifes final paycheck
My wife was fired from her job at Great Clips hair salon two weeks ago. Her old boss is refusing to pay her, her last pay check. He is claiming she over reported her hours worked. This never occured. ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 30, 2003 12:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Unpaid wages and bounced payroll check
I worked for four weeks for my previous employer. He hired 4 other employees at the same time as myself. To my knowledge, none of us have been paid with a 'good' check. We all, at this point, have pap...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 30, 2003 11:04 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

non compete as an independent contractor
dear mel, I had an agreement with a autoglass replacement co. in az, not as an employee but i was an independent contractor or as they called it a licensee. in the agrement we had there was a non comp...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 29, 2003 12:06 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

unlawfully terminated?
On Friday I was told my by my employer that I was being "let go", because the company was restructuring. My employer sited "personality conflicts" and my inability to do certain tasks (none of which w...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 28, 2003 10:17 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

At Will termination, due to requesting additional training.
Will try to be brief. I was terminated for asking for more training. I was hired with no previous experience, was told it would take 1 1/2 months to be ready, after 13 days I was given duties that I b...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 28, 2003 7:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Restriction on Postemployment Competition.
A clause in my contract states: ------------------- For three years after termination the employee shall not, within a 200 mile radius of the Company's metropolitan marketing areas and/or present plac...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 28, 2003 5:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to West Virginia

Boss clocked me out two hours before shift was over and did not tell me until the end of the shift.
I work at a sandwich shop and I was forced to work a double shift that gave me a total of 40 hrs. for the week. Two hours before the second shift was up the owner clocked me out without telling me unt...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 28, 2003 4:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Soliciting former employer's clients...
I work for a registered investment advisory firm in California, and I'm looking to either go to another firm or start my own firm. Here are the facts: 1) There is NO non-compete or employment agreemen...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2003 6:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Nonsolicitation in Consultant Agreement
A few years ago I signed an agreement with the following restrictive covenant (below), for occasional 1-day consulting assignments for Company X in New Jersey. Is there anything in the terms of this c...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2003 3:25 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

HIRED FULLTIME AND NOT GETTING FULLTIME HOURS
I WAS HIRED AS A FULLTIME EMPLOYEE OF A SMALL HOSPITAL, NOW DUE TO DECREASE IN PATIENT CENSUS, I AM FORCED TO BE CANCELLED, ALONG WITH OTHERS, THEREBY LOSING PAY. SINCE I JUST RETURNED FROM A WEEK VAC...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 24, 2003 10:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio