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Employment Discrimination
Please direct this to Minnesota. Hello. I'm writing because I filed a charge with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights approximately 1 1/2 years ago against an insurance company that owes me thous...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 19, 2001 9:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Do I have a right to earned commission?
I was in an employment contract until May 15, 2001. The employer told me I did not please them with sales and goals expectations. This was a salary and commission position. The contract stated if I de...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 19, 2001 7:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Company Wishes to Adjust Role, Responsibility and Pay on Employment Contract
I signed an employment contract to be Chief Operating Officer of a start-up company. I am still employed there earning a substantial salary. My contract does not spell out my job responsibilities, ins...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 17, 2001 1:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Pennsylvania

was this a discrimination? was this a racial discrimination?
My immediate manager(team leader)is a very sharp and smart person, but he also treats people very unequally. A few months ago he asked me to conduct technical interview with 2 people - one at a time. ...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 13, 2001 10:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Need representative knowledgeable about USPS policies
I am a US Postal Service employee. I was charged with sexual harassment and issued a letter of warning in lieu of 14-day suspension (reduced on appeal to 7-day suspension). I was moved from my private...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 13, 2001 4:20 PM [EST]  |  applies to Washington

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I was recently given a written warning that my productivity at a Texas Pawnshop is not up to par...Management stated that they thought one of the reasons for my so called drop in my work performance w...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 9, 2001 02:46 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

8 months of work for a company, work siezed, no payment
I joined an IPO as a partner, working conditions have changed to negative. I am resigning. Company refuses to pay me for 8mos. of work ($20K) and has seized all of my intellectual property and is usin...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 9, 2001 01:00 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Client/Employer purchased my credit report without my permission
I'm a software contractor. Three days after beginning a contract the client called me into their office and asked me to explain some negatives on my credit report that were over 3 years old. Do I have...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 7, 2001 09:30 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Non-compete-still binding?
I work for an advertising agency where I signed a non-compete agreement. That company was sold to a competitor. I would like to take a position with a client to start an internal ad agency. Is my non-...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 4, 2001 9:19 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Unintentional Retaliation ???
I submitted a question the other day and it was not completly answered. My specific question is, Can Retaliation be unintentional? The audit report says the the actions were retaliation. The report go...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 4, 2001 11:23 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York

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