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can a employer fire you if you don,t do a different job that is not yours to do.
Can a employer fire you I you don,t do a job that you where not hired to do and can they make you do it if you are a person that works in the office and on the computers can they make you sweep the fl...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 1, 2001 1:46 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Laid off because job was "eliminated", yet company is still hiring for the position
I was recently laid-off because I was told that my job was "eliminated". I've since learned that my former company is filling my position internally (same title) with less-costly employees. I'm unclea...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 1, 2001 1:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

Kmart not paying bonus to it's employees..
Kmart three weeks before it was to pay our bonus decided to pay only 54% of it to all all store management except pharmacy.. Our unsigned agreement with kmart was on performance of the store, not on h...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 1, 2001 10:24 AM [EST]  |  applies to Minnesota

short term disability question...
Can you help me..or at least point me in the right direction? I work for a well known insurance company. I had to leave work, on short term disability, to remedy problems with my right shoulder, carpa...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 30, 2001 2:06 PM [EST]  |  applies to Oklahoma

Severance Payout after 30 days
I (we) have severance agreements that we are 1)employed until May 15th and 2) won't receive the funds until around 30 days after that date. Is this legal? Why must we wait to get our monay?
1 answer  |  asked Mar 29, 2001 11:10 AM [EST]  |  applies to Michigan

Non-compete as a sofware consultant
Hi, I work for a consulting firm as a w2 employee with zero benefits, they simply pay me for every hour I work. Basically they are a middleman between myself and my client. For every dollar I bill the...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 28, 2001 11:53 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Lay off after applying for a position through internal Job Posting
After following proper procedure for an internal Job Posting I have been informed that my services are no longer needed for my current position. When I spoke with my boss who is a Sr. Executive she wa...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 28, 2001 10:47 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

retaliated and destroyed for calling osha
i work for a major national freight trucking co.i have complained to my boss about severe safety violations to no avail.i contacted osha several times.my boss told me he was going to build a file agai...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 27, 2001 6:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Lay-offs and pregnancy
I'm pregnant and I'm going on maternity leave on April 27 and I will be on leave for 5 months (my supervisor has agreed to this). We will have lay-offs next week. Can I be laid-off? Our maternity poli...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 27, 2001 3:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

Severance pay following two week notice.
I was fired when I submitted my two week notice. Am I still entitled to get paid?
1 answer  |  asked Mar 15, 2001 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio