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Breachment, Non-Compete Agreement
I'm a H1B S/W consultant. My H1B holding company is based in NJ. After 15 days of my entry in US I, was placed in CA through another middle level company at client place. My resume was manipulated for...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 19, 2001 8:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Do I have a leg to stand on?
I am 47 years old and was forced out of my job. I had performed well for 9 years and a new manager came in and stated that my performance was sub par and demoted me. I was then subject to 4 months of ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 19, 2001 07:27 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Age discrimination
Is it considered age discrimination when an employer has a health insurance set up on a premium flat rate. An example is a 22 yr old's rate is $144.35 and the company matches $60 so they are paying fo...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 18, 2001 08:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to Connecticut

Company making employees pay for shortages
I work in a cash advance place in Ohio. We deal with large amounts of money and are sometimes short at the end of the day balance. Our company makes us pay with our personal money to make up shortages...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 18, 2001 08:35 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

FMLA/Stroke/termination
I had a mini stroke on Oct. 3, 01. I informed my employer and my doctor wrote a note explaining that I would be out of work for an undetermined amount of time. He wasn't sure what was wrong with me. H...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 17, 2001 5:08 PM [EST]  |  applies to Louisiana

Can I sue for my employer leaking information?
My employment was terminated approximately 1 year ago. I have always heard that it was illegal for an employer to discuss terms and reasons for termination with other employees, however, I recently me...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 17, 2001 12:05 AM [EST]  |  applies to California

Retroactive pay decrease & OT back pay
My husband's co. recently had the IDOL come in, and now they have to pay out OT. He is getting back pay, but only at half pay, and they told him today that they are lowering his hourly rate by $3.50, ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 16, 2001 6:18 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

there has been some physical attacks & verbal threats
What can one do about a hostile environment at work? Where some co-workers have to have control and are immature in their behavior by making fun of others or making loud exessive noise to distract to ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 15, 2001 7:28 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arkansas

Overtime
I have a couple of issues at work but I'll only address one. When I got hired, I was told that the work week would be 35 hours. I agreed that if I had to stay late to complete some work, that I would ...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 12, 2001 1:47 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

I was terminated due to the color of my skin, and the fact that I am not one of the favorites, or a
I was recently terminated from a position with an insurance company for what they called being involved in an arguement inside the work place. I have witnessed many employees who have been in louder, ...
2 answers  |  asked Apr 12, 2001 11:29 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida