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Can I be fired for poor performance on a job that I wasn't hired to do?
Can I be fired for poor performance on a job that I wasn't hired to do? My company went through a re-structure last year and our job responsibilities and titles changed. This change required that I ex...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 14, 2001 2:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I have been working full time at Barnes & Noble and now they have me at working at part time
Can an employer legally change your status from full time employee to part time employee without permission and if not what can I do about it?
1 answer  |  asked Aug 13, 2001 11:26 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Harassed since standing up for an agreement for benefits which was later denied then allowed.
My family and I were moved from near Richmond VA. back to Ohio (by the employer and housed as agreed) from which origionally came. This company had promised health benefits through the previous HR Man...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 12, 2001 1:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Severance Pay/Umenployment compensation
I was just laid off/downsized at Underwriters Laboratory. They will pay my bi-monthly salary for 20 weeks. Am I still entitled to unemployment compensations?
1 answer  |  asked Aug 11, 2001 8:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Is my boss taking my FMLA illegally?
If I am injured at work and I am on workmans comp, my employer says he can exhaust all my FMLA for the year if I am off for 3 months,wheather I like it or not! Is he correct or is he just bulling me a...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 10, 2001 12:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Final Week Wages Unpaid
I was terminated from an outside sales postion July 9 in Florida. My employer indicated I would be paid through the prior Friday, July 6. I was in fact paid only through the previous week, June 29. My...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 9, 2001 08:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

age discrimination in severance
My company is going through several rounds of cuts in headcount and I'm one of them. I am concerned that there may be some degree of age discrimination or other bias at work in my regard. I am over 40...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 8, 2001 12:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

COO eliminates the Severance Benefit 3 days before it's due
On 7/10/01, it was announced that my last day is on 8/10/01. There were also emails and verbal commitments that a 2 week per year of service will be paid out for our severance package. On 8/7/01, our ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 8, 2001 02:49 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Unlawful layoff
I was layed off from a start-up company 3 months ago. The reason for the lay-off was a reduction of force due to economic downturn. But, in fact they hired another engineer to take my place approx. 1 ...
3 answers  |  asked Aug 1, 2001 1:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Is this legal?
My Fiance was told on 7/27 that he no longer has a position within the company due to a lay-off. They laid off 50 people from his company. They asked him to stay on an extra week to help with account ...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 31, 2001 7:57 PM [EST]  |  applies to California