Illinois Questions and Answers

non compete and last pay check
I put a month notice to the pet store I worked for. After my boss made it impossible to work the whole month I left a few days short. One question I have is about the non compete contract. I signed on...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 14, 2006 5:53 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

4 sentence non-compete. How valid is this?
My non-compete is exactly as follows: "12. Restriction on post employment competition. For a period of (1-1/2) years after the end of employment, the employee shall not control, consult to be employed...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 13, 2006 4:50 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Salary vs. Hourly
A few days ago I inquired about a salary vs. hourly question and received a very informative answer. I approached the controller in our company and she agreed completely with your reply but stated the...
1 answer  |  asked Jul 10, 2006 05:34 AM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

I was laid off and then replaced...
About a year ago I was laid off along with 800 others from a large Pharma company. It was explained to me that my position had been permanently eliminated. About 2 months after the layoff someone was ...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 28, 2006 7:13 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Salary vs. Hourly
Two and a half months ago I accepted a position with a company offering me salary vs. hourly. I've been putting in anywhere from 9-11 hours a day, five days a week and was recently told with the upcom...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 23, 2006 7:56 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

FMLA(first its serious enough, now its not)
My FMLA paperwork was given back to me due to it being incomplete.(Sec. 5b & Sec. 7b.) When I took my paper work in to be completed, the doctor decides that he does not want to complete the paper work...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 15, 2006 7:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Signed non compete and was fired 6 months later -
I was hired as an independent contractor last October to work for an insurance brokerage. I signed an employment contract which included a non compete clause. I misplaced the agreement and have reques...
1 answer  |  asked Jun 6, 2006 1:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Was I discriminated against based on my Nationality?
My employer went to Italy for a week or two with his family. While there, he had his $24k Rolex watch stolen by some italian men. When he returned, he made jokes around the office for a week or two ab...
2 answers  |  asked Jun 4, 2006 6:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Does
I'm over 40. Is it age descrimination if a prospective employer won't hire me because I'm "over qualified?"
1 answer  |  asked Jan 12, 2006 5:24 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

Severance release signed, but no payment has been sent.
After being fired for a disagreement with my former employer, the HR manager asked me to sign a release agreement in exchange for 10 days severance. HR phoned me to say they received the contract and ...
1 answer  |  asked Dec 24, 2005 6:39 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

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