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Owed severance of two months. Company HR person will not respond.
What are my options if I'm owed severance pay after a signed contract and the company HR person will not respond?
2 answers  |  asked Aug 22, 2001 10:33 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

can they turn my job into part time and hire some one else for the other half of my job
After working for 9 years full time, my ex-company told me that they were going to turn my position into two part time jobs and offered me one of the 4 hour slot which I took, then about 1-1/2 yrs lat...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 22, 2001 03:40 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Abuse at work.
Recently, due to the actions of a slick office politician, my employer laid me off two months ago. This individual made inspiring speeches to the staff about how everyone was going have a role in the ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2001 11:22 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Illegaly took my bonus
I currently am a senior executive with a New York based company with my office in Scottsdale. In my employment contract which is an at will contract. It explains my bonus structure. It says any change...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2001 6:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Requested to Sign Non-Compete Agreement Upon Quitting
My husband's current employer is a licensed C-7 contractor. My husband recently became a licensed C-7 contractor and has given his employer 2 weeks notice that he is quiting to start his own business....
2 answers  |  asked Aug 21, 2001 1:55 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

At-will employment, stock option vesting acceleration, termination without cause, change in duties
I am employed on an at-will basis. The company is now asking that I sign a statement that includes "I also understand that the COMPANY may modify the other terms and conditions pursuant to which it wi...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2001 10:06 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

overtime pay for more than a eight hour day
I have two questions about overtime. First, if i,m a hourly employee and work more than a eight hour day am I intitled to overtime pay of time and a half. Which I am not recieving from my employer.Sec...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 18, 2001 5:16 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Verizon violates it's own Policy
I was suspended from Verizon for 30 days after the last strick. Verizon suspended me for coed of coduct violations. In short my wife was very ill and I did not tell her of my suspension instead choosi...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 17, 2001 7:43 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Can a company change their procedures for annual employee goals ?
I work for as an insurance underwriter In 12/01 I will be there 5 years. Our company guidelines in our employee handbook indicate that an employee is to get an annual review each year. Each year the e...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 15, 2001 7:49 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Help
I need to speak to someone about sexual harassment, breach of contract/estoppel, retaliation and defamation claims that I may have against my employer in New York City. ----PLEASE KEEP THIS QUESTION C...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 15, 2001 07:01 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York