California Questions and Answers
Discriminatory/Voluntary Termination
I was recently laid-off from a company and was told that job my job was going to another department. Before I left they hired a temp to do my job and that temp is no longer there but now there is a ne...
1 answer | asked May 12, 2004 5:39 PM [EST] | applies to California
OT - Multiple Rates
In a day, our crews usually work multiple job sites and may work in different capacities. My question is "Do we have to pay a 'weighted' average when time runs over into the overtime hours and there h...
1 answer | asked Apr 30, 2004 11:27 AM [EST] | applies to California
Falsely Accused
A girl I work with has falsely accused me a sexual harassment. Any contact between us was always intiated by her, I have many witness's that she was always asking me for a hug. She was interested in d...
1 answer | asked Apr 30, 2004 05:20 AM [EST] | applies to California
unpaid wages & non-compete
Have an employer who did not pay salary for 3 months. I left after those 3 months and started my own business in similiar field. They still owe salary from when i left last august 2003. They have paid...
1 answer | asked Apr 29, 2004 05:59 AM [EST] | applies to California
Retaliation for Overtime?
I was employed by a major studio who was avoiding paying the IT personnel overtime by keeping them salaried. When they moved us (~50+ people) over to hourly in August of 2002, they passed it off as a ...
2 answers | asked Apr 21, 2004 4:21 PM [EST] | applies to California
Non-Compete agreement in California
I signed an employment agreement with my previous employer, a consulting company, which has the ‘non-compete’ clause in there. The clause states that I can not work for a period of 2 years for any of ...
1 answer | asked Apr 15, 2004 5:35 PM [EST] | applies to California
Whistle blower retaliation and wrongful term
I recently accepted a promotion to the Bay area, increase in salary and COLA compensation. In an incident that occured in January, I, after speaking with my supervisor, took an investigation to Human ...
1 answer | asked Apr 5, 2004 3:13 PM [EST] | applies to California
Is this be Family leave retaliation?
I work in the state of California. I recently took three weeks off to care for my wife as she is having a very troublesome pregnancy. Her doctor completed the standard fmla certification form that I w...
1 answer | asked Mar 19, 2004 9:59 PM [EST] | applies to California
Promised promotion that was processed but not delivered
I work for an organization that is non-governmental and non-union with an "at will" employment policy. I was given a promotion by the head of the agency who processed the paperwork for my promotion sh...
1 answer | asked Mar 16, 2004 2:12 PM [EST] | applies to California
Do I have a valid case with or without the Right to Sue Notice
Hello. My name is Paul Hollins. I recently received a 90-day Right-To-Sue Notice from the EEOC Commission. I am trying to obtain an attorney who will accept my case on a contingency basis. I am willin...
1 answer | asked Feb 28, 2004 02:13 AM [EST] | applies to California