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Termination of Employment
As a Branch Manager for Firstar Bank, I was terminated for "conducting transactions for immediate/distant family members (3). These transactions were done to secure a $5-10MM per year account with Fir...
1 answer | asked Oct 7, 2001 06:43 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
validity of non-compete when employer initiates termination
Hey MEL. Basic question: What are my odds of beating a non-compete agreement with an employer that terminated me due to economic downsizing? Points of interest: * Employee Agreement states that intent...
1 answer | asked Oct 4, 2001 10:04 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Potentially fired for telling people they could be potentiallyfired.
I've been sent home pending a decision as to whether I should be fired for telling people in a meeting that they could be fired for falsifying medical device manufacturing information. (I do Quality A...
1 answer | asked Oct 4, 2001 3:25 PM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Vacation Pay
I know that employers are not obligated to pay accrued vacation time at the time of separation and that it hinges on an "agreement between the employer and employee". My question is, what is meant by ...
1 answer | asked Oct 3, 2001 6:11 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Final Wages
Does the law require an employer to pay final wages within 48 hours of termination?
1 answer | asked Oct 3, 2001 4:43 PM [EST] | applies to Florida
Does non-compete transfer from current client to acquiring company?
I had a non-compete clause that restricts me from doing business with my former employer's clients. I am now an independent consultant, working for a company that is not a current or former client of ...
1 answer | asked Oct 3, 2001 11:37 AM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Descrimination
I relocated to Boston Ma from Birmingham Al with a company I have been employed with for four years. I was interviewed by phone and offered a position. However, since I arrived in Boston things betwee...
1 answer | asked Oct 3, 2001 09:02 AM [EST] | applies to Massachusetts
Job restructuring during maternity leave
I work as a supervisor. I will be taking maternity leave in May. Can the company restructure my dept. in my absence? So that upon my return I only have responsibility for half of the dept?
1 answer | asked Oct 2, 2001 5:54 PM [EST] | applies to Ohio
Company asking for a new resignation letter
After being on Short term disability for almost five months I was released back to work. Upon handing in my release note from the doctor I also gave my written two weeks notice of resignation. Since a...
1 answer | asked Sep 29, 2001 3:35 PM [EST] | applies to New York
fired because of a disability
If a person is fired for limitations directly associated with a documented disability they have which the employer has been advised of, what are their rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act?...
1 answer | asked Sep 29, 2001 02:36 AM [EST] | applies to California