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Being demoted from Director to Manager or laid off after maternity leave.
As a director of my company I intended to return from Maternity leave on November 5th. My company has delayed my return until November 19th and has offered me a manager position with the same benefits...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 11, 2001 1:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Relocation Disaster
I took a position with a start-up in Pennsylvania in February 2001. It involved relocating from Houston TX. I have been informed that I am being RIFed in a week. Do I have any recourse based upon bein...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 8, 2001 4:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

Marital Status Discrimination
I, along with 10 staff in my office, relocated from the UK in November 2001. My employer decided to convert our salaries from UK Net to US Net, rather than from UK Gross to US Gross. Because I am marr...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 7, 2001 12:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Retaliation/Harassment, Do I have a case?
I am an American Airlines Maintenance Technician. I reprimanded a Supervisor for illegally signing off paperwork on an aircraft for work said to be completed but never was. The following day I was pul...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 6, 2001 9:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

FMLA/Newborn care leave
My Question is about newborn care leave, it states that you can use this up to your child is age one. What is all covered under this? Doctors appointments, child being ill?
1 answer  |  asked Nov 4, 2001 8:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

wrongfull/illegal termination
I used to work in San Diego at Leaptek(leaptek.com) as an Office Manager. In April of this year, I was told that there was no more money from Shanghai headquarters to pay me and I was let go, with no ...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 2, 2001 9:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Unlawful termination
I am over 40yrs, female and was recently laid off from my management job of 11 months. There were 40 people laid off. The only two managers who were laid off were myself and another female (tho she wa...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 31, 2001 4:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Wrongful termination, racial discrimination
I was asked to resign from my Manager's job at Kaiser but I refused and was terminated. I was terminated for upgrading the staff to a higher paid grade. We are union. I also tried to discipline some f...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 30, 2001 11:58 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Using paid sick leave and paid vacation for FMLA
Is an employer required to allow you to use your sick leave when you are on a family medical leave, so that you can remain in a paid status? Thank you!
1 answer  |  asked Oct 30, 2001 11:36 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

The reason for termination was given as a reorganization due to WTC . Additional facts are available
I feel that I have been dicriminated against due to my age (52). I was terminated and the job was given to a younger less qualified individual.
1 answer  |  asked Oct 30, 2001 07:50 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York