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Worker's compensation retaliation
In April, 2000, I offered to resign when I noticed that my boss was not treating me right. Once I turned in my resignation, the manager over my boss call three us to a meeting after three days. I was ...
2 answers | asked Sep 8, 2001 6:37 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
commission claims
Can my employer change my pay from hourly and commission to just hourly without my agreement.
1 answer | asked Sep 8, 2001 2:07 PM [EST] | applies to California
Termination letter vs Employment contract
I'm one of the programmers brought in from overseas on H1B. My employment agreement with my H1B sponsor has a non-compete clause that prohibits me from working with any client company should my employ...
1 answer | asked Sep 7, 2001 11:06 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Repayment of signing bonus and relocation expenses
After seven months of employment I am considering leaving my company. I received relocation compensation, a signing bonus, and a one-time interest free loan (payments are deducted from my salary for 1...
1 answer | asked Sep 7, 2001 5:54 PM [EST] | applies to California
Alternative Work Schedule - Employee Rights
Does an employer that utilizes an alternative work schedule of 4 days 10 hours/day work week have the right to require an employee currently working this schedule to permanently change his schedule to...
1 answer | asked Sep 7, 2001 2:24 PM [EST] | applies to California
Employer retailiated my responding to a performance memo by terminating my employment.
Do I have good grounds for a "retaliation" lawsuit based on the following information. My immediate supervisor prepared a "Improvement Plan" memo that contained several issues that were used as the ba...
2 answers | asked Sep 6, 2001 9:39 PM [EST] | applies to California
Non-compete with dissolved, but sold
I signed a 6 month non-compete with a Manufacturer's Rep Firm. I have been terminated because the assets and commissions due to be paid have been sold to a competing Rep firm and the corporation I sig...
1 answer | asked Sep 6, 2001 9:39 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Re-employement disability law?
Hello: I will try to make my question brief so you won't delete me.:) I am a 46 hearing impaired woman who resigned from Citibank in 1996 due to what I considered harassment from a new female executiv...
1 answer | asked Sep 6, 2001 10:31 AM [EST] | applies to New York
Bench policies for consulting companies
I was living in NC when I received an offer from a consulting company in NY. Before accepting the job, I made sure to cover issues (verbally and through email) such as the 'bench' and what would happe...
1 answer | asked Sep 6, 2001 09:29 AM [EST] | applies to New York
Involves FLSA.
Dear M.E.L. I am an non-exempt hourly worker employed as a maintainance technician. I work for a apartment management company in Evansville Indiana. They have apartments all over the United States. I ...
1 answer | asked Sep 5, 2001 8:25 PM [EST] | applies to Indiana