Questions and Answers

Is a Non-compete valid if I am still in my probationary period?
I resigned my job to accept this position. I was not informed of NCA until say I started. I was not paid what they told me I would make, I quit after 45 days. I was still in prob. period. they were to...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 19, 2011 11:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Does my employer have to pay me the day after Thanksgiving?
We work in a small office. There are two hourly employees and the doctor here. We are forced to take the day after Thanksgiving as she closes the office. I was told at another employeers office that w...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 18, 2011 06:22 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Enforceability of Non Compete contract
I have worked in the retail automotive industry for twenty five years, two years ago and out of desperation due to the economy, I took a job in "middle management" at a local dealership. The duties an...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 3, 2011 5:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Upon leaving employment, does employee have to re-sign the Non-Compete Agreement?
If an employee leaves the company, is the Non-Compete Agreement only legal if it is resigned on their last day of employment or is it valid with their signature dated when hired? Thanks, Christine Car...
2 answers  |  asked Sep 21, 2011 12:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

who do we contact are we protected
Employees of a 501c corporation are being harassed in the work place by incompetent and perhaps dishonest management. The organization has at least one contract with the city of Miami and does busines...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 24, 2011 10:13 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can I be terminated for side effects of Prednisone for R.A
I have been employed for a little over a year at a company that is 'number oriented' If you do not make your numbers each month you can be written up and fired. I struggled the first few months but th...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 21, 2011 06:11 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

If I am being fired by a company do I have to sign a non-compete agreement?
I cussed at the president of my company and now feel he will fire me soon. I have never signed a non-compete but feel the company will pressure me into signing one before I leave. What "consideration"...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 11, 2011 10:57 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

does a non compete need to be signed by both parties to be enforceable.
I am looking for employment after having ben terminated by my employer, and I asked for a copy of the non compete. It is only signed by me is it enforceable.
1 answer  |  asked Aug 8, 2011 07:59 AM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Enforcibility of non-compete
Hello, I am educated in a very small, unique, highly specialized allied health field that relies on referrals from doctor's and therapists. I was recently forced to resign, and signed a non-compete as...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 5, 2011 1:54 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida

Can an employer discharge you for excessive absences without a previous counsling
I worked for a company that has recent discharged me due to excessive absences. I was never written up for these absences and provided a doctor's note due to the fact most absences more medically rela...
2 answers  |  asked Aug 4, 2011 12:03 PM [EST]  |  applies to Florida