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Severance Discrimination
My company was sold in October 2001 and the new company transfered employee seniority as part of the purchase agreement. While I performed the same manager's job, I was changed from salary to hourly a...
2 answers | asked Aug 29, 2002 11:28 AM [EST] | applies to Illinois
"Forced" to "volunteer"
My husband's company put him on "forced vacation" for 4-6 weeks. He was then told that if he wished to "volunteer" his time during that 4-6 weeks, he would be looked upon favorably for re-hire. If he ...
1 answer | asked Aug 28, 2002 6:07 PM [EST] | applies to California
Refuse to pay back-pay
I work for a major entertainment company here in LA as a computer analyst. Recently several of us have been re-classified as non-exempt due to a mis-classification. Since we have been working 45 hours...
2 answers | asked Aug 27, 2002 2:38 PM [EST] | applies to California
Job discrimination
My employer has been calling me into the HR for the past 3 weeks. The first week, she complained that I don't communicate effectively when I go to a doctor's appointment (email is not enough); so I co...
1 answer | asked Aug 25, 2002 10:30 AM [EST] | applies to California
Questions about pregnancy disability leave
The hospital that I work for only allows for 4 months of pregnancy disability leave and I started bleeding when I was 13 weeks pregnant. I am now 26 weeks and my doctor still does not want me to go ba...
1 answer | asked Aug 24, 2002 6:22 PM [EST] | applies to California
quit job with just cause. but only worked 1 week
I worked for a company for over 7 years. I left this job for other employment. I started the new job and only worked for this company for 1 week. I quit this company after one week because they did no...
1 answer | asked Aug 23, 2002 08:01 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Signed a non compete under duress
I came from digital imaging sales, FOunf a firm in Indiana who offers some of the products in my field. They hired me in June. They did a DMV and credit check prior to starting. Then said you will fil...
1 answer | asked Aug 22, 2002 6:08 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Health Insurance Benefits Terminating
One year ago, while working at my previous place of employment, I contracted an illness (unrelated to the employment). For the past year, I have not worked and have had my treatment covered by the com...
1 answer | asked Aug 22, 2002 12:54 AM [EST] | applies to New York
What is the standard for defamation?/False accusations to avoid paying unemployment ``
I have been working for a small co. for the past 3 yrs. and I have always been an exemplary employee. One day I made the terrible mistake of being honest with my employeer and I told him I was applyin...
1 answer | asked Aug 20, 2002 2:04 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Non-compete in force, former employee uses information to better new employer.
Employee signa a non-compete, leaves the company and is hired by our competitor. What reasonable expectation can we have to restrict contact with customers, equipment and sales in the intermountain re...
1 answer | asked Aug 19, 2002 07:53 AM [EST] | applies to Utah