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Mandatory Meetings
To whom it may concern: I am a hotel manager. I would like to have a Mandatory meeting for all employees. Is this legal? cphe@asimanagement.com Craig
1 answer  |  asked Jan 16, 2002 6:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Non compete signed under duress
I'm a consultant. I worked for a tech company that went bankrupt. We were bought by a new comapny that forced us to sign a non-compete,- if we did not sign it you were fired. We have had layoffs, no b...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 15, 2002 11:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Wage Payment
I work in the Boston office of a major high tech company based out of NY. My company recently said they feel myself (and 32 others salesreps) would earn too much money for 2001 if they paid us our fin...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 15, 2002 7:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Does my severance plan create a disparate impact?
My severance agreement states:"You agree that if you knowingly or unknowingly apply for a position with the Company or its affiliated entities, subsidiares, divisions, successors and/or parent corpora...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 14, 2002 4:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

H1-B - Non Compete Clause
Hi Mel, I am on an H-1B and recently transferred my H-1B visa to some other company,but kept the same middle man and the client.My previous parent company based in New Jersey filed a lawsuit against m...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 13, 2002 12:50 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

is non compete valid if an H1B is kept illegally unpaid. ?
I am on H1B visa and have a non compete contract with the middle layer company, and also with the company holding my visa. After the contract with the end client was over, my company suddenly stopped ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2002 7:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Non-compete agreement in MD
Is a non-compete agreement enforceable in the State of Maryland? What legal rights do I have if my former employer has filed a suit? Thank you.
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2002 1:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Maryland

Negotiation of the repayment of a sign in bonus
The terms of my employment included a 5,000 signing bonus that had the following verbage,"In addition, Yardi Systems(my company) will pay you a one-time amount of $5,000, payable upon signing this agr...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2002 12:07 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Company closure over Holidays
If an employer closes their buisiness for two days over a holiday, are they required to pay their saleried employees for both days? Can they require the employees to use vacation or sick time in order...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2002 11:42 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Am I entitled to severance.
On Monday I was "asked" by my VP at a local hospital not to finish out the last 4 days of my emplopyment as Director of The Emergency Department and ICU because it was causing to much turmoil among th...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2002 07:21 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York