All Questions and Answers
Accountant forced my employer to replace me with his own person
I have had apart time bookkeeping job for the past 2 1/2 years. I have never had any complaints about my job perforamce. Even yesterday as my Boss explained to me that his Accountant will not do his T...
2 answers | asked Sep 5, 2001 6:46 PM [EST] | applies to Wisconsin
Exempt or non-exepmt? Worked ave.50hs/w without overtime
I was terminated from Japanese invested semiconductor manufactuer 2month ago. I was very angry with their(American management) unfair treatment but AZ is at-will employment State, there wasn't too muc...
1 answer | asked Sep 2, 2001 2:31 PM [EST] | applies to Arizona
Wrongful Termination?
I was a graphic designer at a marketing agency, and was laid off in the end of june. The reason given was "financial hardship of the company" and that my job position was being eliminated. Three other...
1 answer | asked Sep 1, 2001 09:50 AM [EST] | applies to Illinois
Severance
Is it legal for an employee to receive severance pay and wages for work performed at the same time? The employee was terminated and subsequently rehired as temporary, short term employee.
1 answer | asked Aug 31, 2001 12:58 PM [EST] | applies to Texas
Counter offer reneged on
I recently accepted a counter offer from my employer to continue my employment there. I did not have the foresight to obtain this offer in writing. They are now delaying my salery increase and renegin...
1 answer | asked Aug 29, 2001 7:49 PM [EST] | applies to New York
FMLA Certification incomplete
I am a union rep .My question is for an employee of the company. He went out on FMLA and the company gave him FMLA paper work. He gave it to his doctor. The doctor completed the paper work and returne...
1 answer | asked Aug 29, 2001 6:37 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Need a lawyer that can win retaliation case for this bookkeeper.
I have a 17 years stable, continueous work history with high integrity. Until this year. My Ex-employer denies that they fired me. They are refusing to pay my annual performance based bonus that I ear...
2 answers | asked Aug 29, 2001 4:50 PM [EST] | applies to California
Gender-biased Discrimination
I am an Executive Director of Marketing at an entertainment company and have been with the company for 2 years. I am the only woman in the senior management and the company is predominantly male. Sinc...
4 answers | asked Aug 29, 2001 2:35 PM [EST] | applies to California
severance pay
Is it legal to have an employee keep working as they "close up shop" and be paid their severance pay during that time? Also, when severance pay is offered, is it usually paid in one lump sum or as the...
1 answer | asked Aug 29, 2001 10:48 AM [EST] | applies to Arizona
FMLA question - reinstatement to an equivalent position
I am currently on family leave after the birth of my baby. I was told that: 1) The part-time position I held since April 2000 will be eliminated at the end of my family leave, and 2) I must work full-...
1 answer | asked Aug 28, 2001 11:53 PM [EST] | applies to California