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Unpaid wages
A year ago I quit my job because my employer was not paying me on time. I would sometimes wait up to three weeks for a paycheck. So finally I confronted him, nothing was resolved so I then quit. As of...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 11, 2001 08:50 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Can taxes be taken out of severance pay?
I was laid off on 10/3/01. My employer said he would give two months' pay and three months' health benefits, and that he would pay me in the next four paycheck cycles. I have asked for this in writing...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 10, 2001 06:44 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

asked to waive benefit in order to get severance pay
a 45 yr. old woman is being laid off. She has 23 yrs. with large retail company. Employee handbook says, after 20 yrs, employee receives lifetime discount. She is asked to sign a waiver rescinding dis...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 10, 2001 02:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

fired due to two ins companys fighting who going to pay
i have two ins companys fighting over my claim. they keep stalling on who is going to take the blame.its been 1 1/2 years now. just the other day my company fired me for too much time missed. what are...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 9, 2001 7:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Laid off after telling employer I was going on disability
In July of this year I took ill with a respiratory infection. I had been working on a helpdesk and had been working several weeks while suffering from this infection. Eventually the manager at the fac...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 9, 2001 6:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

forfeiting 1/2 of severance pay if hired by another organizaiton.
My employer has outlined some provisions regarding severance packages. One is that if an employee receiving a severance package is hired by another organization, they will only receive 1/2 of their re...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 9, 2001 10:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Minnesota

401k plan terminated, company will not let employee get access to his account.
Hello Sir, The problem I'm having is my company terminated my 401k plan, and they will not allow me access to the account to roll it into an IRA or CD. They terminated the plan without telling me,and ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 9, 2001 09:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Demoted and was forced to quit my job
Last week I was force to quit my job because my boss said to me that my clients was not happy with my work and they do not wish to work with me and that's why he had no choice but to demote me to be a...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 9, 2001 12:02 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

please help me-ada violations-harassament-work related discrimation
i been employed at a company that has over 600 employees in over 10 states. as of late and after I placed a reasonable acomadation on file with this co. I have been harassed. They have insulted me, cu...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 8, 2001 9:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Question on timeline for wrongful Termination
First of all your site is Fantastic, and very diversified. My question is how long does a company have to respond to a Complaint Filed in a Wrongful termination suit.? How Long will the typical suit t...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 8, 2001 1:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to California