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This is my answer to questions regarding my initial question.
Answer to retaliation return question. The office manager for my Dr.s office applied on 3/19/01 for disability. My Dr. made the update call on 4/10/01. I never received denial to the claim. My Dr. pul...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 14, 2002 10:07 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Employment Contract Restrictive Covenant
I work for an IT Consulting firm. The contract that I signed upon taking the position contains a Restrictive Covenant that, in turn, contains a section stating that: during my employment and for a per...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 13, 2002 9:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Retaliated against for being a victim. 1st was denial of promotion. 2nd was term. while getting help
I was a 14 year employee of UPS. Served 13 years as a supervisor. In March of 2001 I was assaulted by a manager. I was taken of work by my Dr. due to the trauma. While out under Dr.s care my emploment...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 13, 2002 2:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Retaliation
Do I have retaliation? I left a job to take another position. The new company hired me two weeks prior to my quit date from my old job. The new company sent a letter stating the hire date, with the le...
2 answers  |  asked Mar 12, 2002 2:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

Commission Payment upon Termination
What is the obligation of an employer to pay outstanding commissions upon termination? Our company policy (no written policy) was commission rate was set based on performance level at the time P.O. wa...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 12, 2002 09:25 AM [EST]  |  applies to Wisconsin

Am I an exempt employee or a retail slave?
I am an assistant retail manager in Indiana. According to my employer, I am paid on a salaried basis with half-time supplemental pay for every hour worked over 40. I punch in and out and only recieve ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 9, 2002 10:49 AM [EST]  |  applies to Indiana

Older contracted workers being replaced by young for less.
My company is forcing myself and others to resign. We have been with the company, average 38 years and more. This is being done by calling us into meetings and saying we are not doing well then threat...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 7, 2002 8:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Salary reduction for "unpaid" holiday
My employer has a policy of deducting pay for "unpaid" holidays, which results in my not earning the salary offered when I was hired. When I asked him about this, he said the salary offered to me was ...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 7, 2002 03:41 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

I have a question about severance pay.
My division was recently eliminated. Most of us were laid off at different times; some were offered other jobs in the company. We all have been asked to sign a severance agreement waiving our rights t...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 6, 2002 1:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

NEED RECOMMENDATION
I NEED TO CONSULT WITH AN EMPLOYMENT LAWYER IN NYC CAN YOU RECOMMEND A FIRM?
2 answers  |  asked Mar 6, 2002 08:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York