Arizona Questions and Answers

Who notifies my previous employer that I've secured a new job so that severance payments are stopped
I am receiving severance payments. My agreement is that the payments to me are only until I find other employment. Other than me personally telling my prior employer that I've found a new job, how els...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 18, 2009 10:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

I am a Shop Stewert for a large company. I had a violation and was treated harsher then others with the same violation. Is this retaliation?
I am a Shop Stewart for a large company. I had a violation and was treated harsher then others with the same violation. Is this retaliation? We have a new boss for a year and a half who has created a ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 4, 2009 4:32 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Severance pay for some, but not all - Fair or Unfair?
I was recently laid off after nearly 8 years with my former company. I did not receive any severance pay, and I understand that it is not a right to receive it. I am concerned, however, that other emp...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 3, 2009 10:03 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

company paid holidays
My Husband has worked for his employer for over 12 years. They aren't a corporation but a small company. He gets 6 paid holidays a year. These are the Federal recognized holidays. He works a Monday - ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 23, 2009 3:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Age Discrimination Determination, finding an attorney
I received a Determination from EEOC for age discrimination against a large corporation. EEOC is not pursuing the claim and has issued a Right to Sue letter but I am having difficulty finding an attor...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 17, 2009 01:53 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Forced to sit next to extemely contaigous coworker.
I work in a call center environment. I was forced to sit next to a person who had just come back from long term disability suffering from some kind of horrible respiratory illness. She was out for thr...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 16, 2009 11:48 AM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Threat to rescind a Severance Agreement
I was my position was eliminated and I was given a severance agreement 3/16. My employer the decided they were going to modify it, and took until 3/30 to get me a new agreement, which I signed that da...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 3, 2009 7:36 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Firing employees to not give retention bonus
The company I am working for is outsourcing my job to India. As a part of the layoff, they have offered retention bonuses. I have signed the retention bonus contract. All of a sudden 2 months later, t...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 3, 2009 6:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Am I due backed compensation?
I currently work for a company in the construction industry obviously hurting with the current economy. My employer gathered all "salaried" employees and forced us to sign a form "volunteering" to tak...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 18, 2009 5:23 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona

Implicit severance policy changed without notice after 10+ years of no changes at all.
My company recently had a RIF. I was laid off after 9 years. The company has a 10+ year history of paying a severance of 2 weeks plus 2 weeks for each year of service to anyone in my position. They ha...
1 answer  |  asked Mar 16, 2009 9:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Arizona