All Questions and Answers
Limiting employee hours to eliminate overtime.
Can a public employer (school district) limit the amount of hours an employee works so that they do not go into overtime?
1 answer | asked Jul 24, 2001 12:35 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Payment of vacation owed and severance pay after being layed-off when Co. filed for Chapter 11
My company, Aerolineas Argentinas, filed for Chapter 11. A week later I, together with some other employees got lay-off (until the company resumes operation). 1) Shouldn't I get paid for my vacation t...
1 answer | asked Jul 23, 2001 4:58 PM [EST] | applies to New York
Loosing health insurance that was promised when disabeled.
PLEASE HELP I FOUND OUT TODAY I WILL BE TERMINATED ON MONDAY JULY 23. I suffered a stroke in 1988 and am permanetly disabled from most jobs,(this fits the description of disabled by my disability insu...
1 answer | asked Jul 22, 2001 12:59 AM [EST] | applies to Texas
Unfulfilled verbal promise
When I was hired, my hiring manager told me, "This is what's going to happen in 6 months. You will get a senior title. You will also get a quarterly bonus." 6 months came and I asked him what happened...
1 answer | asked Jul 21, 2001 07:22 AM [EST] | applies to California
Family Medical
On return from FMLA, what time frame can an employer lay-off an employee? Does FMLA protect the employee from lay-off upon return from leave, and if so for how long after date of reinstatement to the ...
2 answers | asked Jul 21, 2001 06:45 AM [EST] | applies to California
denial of long term disability benefits because fired
I have an accepted worker's comp claim. My physician took me off work. I was paid total temporary disability payments through comp. The company has a benefits program that pays 100% of salary for 8 we...
1 answer | asked Jul 20, 2001 11:19 PM [EST] | applies to California
Two hotels sold by Loews Corp. to New Hampshire and Resorts/the buyer paid Severance to some people
In Dec. 1999 I used to work for a hotel that was sold, my coworkers received SEVERANCE. I did not, why ? Some of them stayed with the company because they needed them like me . Help help help.
1 answer | asked Jul 20, 2001 7:28 PM [EST] | applies to New York
mediation of severance
looking for a referral to a human resource consultant to assist with termination/HR policy/ CA state law/ mediation of severance / represent me (x-employee)
1 answer | asked Jul 20, 2001 11:32 AM [EST] | applies to California
mediation of severance
looking for a referral to a human resource consultant to assist with termination/HR policy/ CA state law/ mediation of severance
1 answer | asked Jul 20, 2001 11:29 AM [EST] | applies to California
Laid off 5 days before starting date after relocation to CA
I declined two other offers after I accepted the offer from a California company. They agreeed to pay for my relocation after I start working. I shipped my car and furniture from TX to CA, bought a pl...
3 answers | asked Jul 19, 2001 12:13 PM [EST] | applies to California