California Questions and Answers
reviewed twice (Excellent then Average)
Hi, I had my first annual review by my boss on August 17 where he put every category as Outstanding; we both signed the review. He came back the following week and said that review was too good, I hav...
1 answer | asked Aug 28, 2007 10:54 AM [EST] | applies to California
Didn't sign a non-compete, what now?
I had hired a sales rep but I did not have a non-compete agreement signed. Now he has left my company, with my contacts in his computer. Is there anything I can do or I am completely out of luck in th...
1 answer | asked Aug 19, 2007 01:56 AM [EST] | applies to California
relocation payback
i must repay relocation costs to my company. is the company allowed to keep my last two paychecks for the costs, if there was no formal agreement for repayment terms? i proposed a payment plan to them...
1 answer | asked Jul 26, 2007 6:24 PM [EST] | applies to California
Defamation in an unrelated court case
I read in one of your answers that it is legal for an employer to include any statements they want in a court case, and this will not count as defamation. Recently I found out that some horrific accus...
1 answer | asked May 23, 2007 7:41 PM [EST] | applies to California
Company withdrawed job offer and caused me to lose my job
A company offered me a job to work in it's California plant as the Human Resource representative of that plant. Two weeks after accepting that job and after having to resign my job with my company, th...
1 answer | asked May 3, 2007 4:44 PM [EST] | applies to California
Confidentiality Statement
I signed a confidentiallity agreement with a company that I am working for that states " During employement with X company, employees may be exposed to certain information of a confidential or proprie...
1 answer | asked Mar 13, 2007 1:31 PM [EST] | applies to California
Wrongful termination/slander
Hi MEL.... This is an awesome website. My question is for a serverance pay agreeemnt can I change some of the language in the agreement for example. The agreement is standard and does not include the ...
1 answer | asked Mar 6, 2007 11:41 AM [EST] | applies to California
Company is strong arming recruiting companies from hiring people with their certifications.
I've been working at a large HealthCare organization (we'll call it organization X) that's in the process of implementing a new electronic medical records system. This company has hired me as an at wi...
1 answer | asked Oct 12, 2006 11:02 AM [EST] | applies to California
Defamation and Retaliation
To begin I worked as an exempt HR Generealist and had to do an investigation in our department based on discrimination. The victim had sevearl complaints over a 5 to 10 month time frame and the suspec...
1 answer | asked Oct 8, 2006 07:21 AM [EST] | applies to California
Verbal Employment Agreement
My stepfather had a verbal agreement with a friend to work for him at the local County Fair in Massachusetts for 3 weeks (9am-8pm, 7 days a week). The man agreed to pay my stepfather $1000/wk, and the...
1 answer | asked Oct 3, 2006 7:12 PM [EST] | applies to California