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Retaliation for seeking other employment
I know that Texas is an at-will state, but is it legal to be laid off after an employer finds out an employee is seeking other employment? My manager received a reference survey from another company a...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 28, 2002 9:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Collecting from Employer Vaction Pay
I was terminated on 7/8/02 at the same time offered a job with the same company as an Independent Contractor. The amount I was offered was a flat $50 an hour, this was to cover hotel, food, cell phone...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 25, 2002 8:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to Georgia

Non Compete
My question is on a non compete agreement i signed 6 months after I was hired. I work for a subcontractor in the glazing industry where there are open bids to get work with General contractors and the...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 25, 2002 08:46 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Wrongfull termination
Mel can you please tell if I have a case. I worked for KS Management where I was fultime employee for almost a year. I had been with company for over three years as temp.I believe I was wrongfully ter...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 22, 2002 3:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Existing employees relocated then laid off 4-months later
Let me first give you my situation. I worked at a company's Salt Lake City office for two and a half years and then the company closed that office. Continued employment was offered to all the employee...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 21, 2002 02:38 AM [EST]  |  applies to Maryland

Discriminated for terminal illness (HIV)
I was recently layed off from a large telecommunications company. My manager told me that it was last in first out basis for layoffs. The problem here is that I was not last in - I was a tech for 12 y...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 18, 2002 7:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Utah

Severence package signed/bankruptcy possible
I was laid off and I signed my severence package agreement, but the company may be filing for bankruptcy. If I have signed a contract, will they still be obligated to the severence payments even thoug...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 18, 2002 12:37 PM [EST]  |  applies to Minnesota

right to work when terminated?
i was terminated by my employer, a consulting company. i have decided to start my own consulting business. i signed a non-compete agreement when i was hired into a company that was acquired by a large...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 18, 2002 07:17 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Older workers benifit protection act
Does the employer have to individually negegotiate a severance offer under the older workers benefit protection act? Can they offer a seperation agreement without offering "compensation over what is e...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 17, 2002 9:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

clarification of wrongfull termination
What qualifies legally as wrongfull termination? How can I research this topic as it pertains to Texas law and what conditions would a terminated employee have a case against the employer?
2 answers  |  asked Jul 17, 2002 6:58 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas