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Non-Compete Agreement and Forming Company in Direct Competition
I worked for a company that developed software where I was solely responsible for the design and implementation of one large component of their product. I signed a non-compete agreement mid-employment...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 25, 2002 8:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Wrongful Termination?
I was recently terminated from a very large California corporation and have been advised that it was wrongful termination. It was an at-will contract, but I feel that my boss (an exec.) retaliated aft...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 24, 2002 11:34 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

I was laid off and then someone else was hired 30 days later to fill my position.
Is it legal to layoff employees and then fill them a short time later?
1 answer  |  asked Jun 24, 2002 02:06 AM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Non-Compete vs. unethical business practices
Hi, I am a Consultant and signed a non compete agreement with a former employer. I recently accepted an offer at a new employer, which was a former client of my previous employer. The agreement states...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 22, 2002 5:40 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Some Companies Don't like Ethical Questions
Hello, I was recently terminated from a company in what I think was the end of a retaliatory process. It started with my requesting an ombudsman or arbitrator, after I had not been able to resolve som...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 19, 2002 6:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Some Companies Don't like Ethical Questions
Hello, I was recently terminated from a company in what I think was the end of a retaliatory process. It started with my requesting an ombudsman or arbitrator, after I had not been able to resolve som...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 19, 2002 6:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

indentured servitude?
I recently left a franchised ballroom dance studio for several reasons; poor pay, little training, poor working conditions with the employer, labor law violations, general feeling of discomfort with b...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 17, 2002 2:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

wrongful termination
can i be fired for voilating company policy that i didn't know existed.
1 answer  |  asked Jun 17, 2002 1:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Breachment, Non-Compete Agreement
My Husband is s Sofware Programmer.His status is H1B.He came to usa in newjersey based consultant company..and my husband was placed by a middle company to work in a Client Company which is in Newyork...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 16, 2002 4:27 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I was forced to resign or get fired...
I was faced with signing resignation paper or getting fired..I am a single parent of a 20 month old. Due to daycare hours (6am-6pm)I was hired to work 9-5.. When my son is ill he is not allowed to go ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 16, 2002 07:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio