California Questions and Answers
Can benefits be selectively changed for a small group
I work for a large US company, part of a multi-national. The company has US-wide benefits policy for all 20000 employees. The company purchased a small company. My unit with 125 employees was integrat...
1 answer | asked Feb 12, 2011 6:22 PM [EST] | applies to California
Can I get severance pay?
About 33 of us have been laid off; 30 get severance. I worked 17 years full-time, 3 years part-time and 1 year per diem for this hospital. Due to the latter (per diem), they refuse to give me severanc...
1 answer | asked Feb 1, 2011 4:07 PM [EST] | applies to California
A company tutor wishing to go private
I work as an independent contractor/tutor in LA for a tutoring company. The company is headquartered in Wyoming and the local office is in Lancaster. [I tutor in students' homes.] I recently learned t...
1 answer | asked Jan 25, 2011 8:14 PM [EST] | applies to California
What do I do after quitting one company for another upon their request and I havent worked since?
I worked for a company, found a better job. The company I was going to told me that I couldn't put in a two week notice because they needed me to start the next week. I quit the job and have worked tw...
2 answers | asked Jan 21, 2011 12:59 PM [EST] | applies to California
Can my employer withhold severance if I refuse to relocate?
My employer is in round one of lay-offs. Severance packets are being offered to everyone as far as I know. I have not been given my severance agreement yet as I believe I am in round two. But I have h...
1 answer | asked Jan 13, 2011 10:40 PM [EST] | applies to California
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1 answer | asked Jan 10, 2011 3:53 PM [EST] | applies to California
I have been on a medical leave for 3 months. I returned to work for 3 days. I had to extend my lea
I was still sick and had to extend my medical leave 7 weeks. I got a letter from my employer stating I voluntarily quit and am no longer employed. Do I have a wrongful termination case?
2 answers | asked Jan 7, 2011 1:32 PM [EST] | applies to California
My severance agreement does not include all the benefits previously agreed upon, do I have recourse?
Our company was merged. As part of the merger all employees were offered jobs at their current pay with the job description left TBD. If employees chose not accept these new job offers, they could ele...
1 answer | asked Dec 15, 2010 01:17 AM [EST] | applies to California
Can a small Calif, Co. inc. operate without written policy/rules given to the worker?
1 answer | asked Dec 11, 2010 12:18 AM [EST] | applies to California
Warn Act Pay counted toward weeks of Severance Pay
A large group of employees were recently let go under the WARN Act, given the 60 days notice and pay. I always thought that this was separate from Severance pay. The employer stated that Severance was...
1 answer | asked Dec 3, 2010 01:25 AM [EST] | applies to California