Massachusetts Questions and Answers

employee keeps changing "intent of contract", entitlement for rentention bonus
in anticipation of a company splitting, i was given a contract as VP of the new copmany to be formed. After contract signed, the decision was made not to form new copmany but close. Now other part of ...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 8, 2003 05:39 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Employee Handing Out Performance Survey at Workplace
Assuming there is no prohibition in the written policies of the company I work for, is it otherwise legal for me to hand out a questionnaire to my fellow employees asking them to rate and comment on m...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 18, 2002 9:59 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Sign this or get terminated...
Recently, my employer is requiring a portion of the staff to sign a "code of ethics" agreement. While I find the contents agreeable for the most part, there seems to be a good portion of the contract ...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 25, 2002 08:52 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Due but unpaid sales commission
As Director of Business Development, we earn a direct 10-14% sales commission on any product sold. However, due to the way our products are delivered, a certain % of that sales commission is paid up f...
1 answer  |  asked Apr 16, 2002 01:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

non-compete / lawsuit
My husband 35 years old had a heart attack on the job due to stress he was not allowed by his boss to collect workman's comp. I opened the same type of business as my husbands former employer of 14 ye...
1 answer  |  asked Feb 25, 2002 9:26 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Wage Payment
I work in the Boston office of a major high tech company based out of NY. My company recently said they feel myself (and 32 others salesreps) would earn too much money for 2001 if they paid us our fin...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 15, 2002 7:00 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

is non compete valid if an H1B is kept illegally unpaid. ?
I am on H1B visa and have a non compete contract with the middle layer company, and also with the company holding my visa. After the contract with the end client was over, my company suddenly stopped ...
1 answer  |  asked Jan 9, 2002 7:14 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Being demoted from Director to Manager or laid off after maternity leave.
As a director of my company I intended to return from Maternity leave on November 5th. My company has delayed my return until November 19th and has offered me a manager position with the same benefits...
1 answer  |  asked Nov 11, 2001 1:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Repayment of move benefit after layoff at new location
I was laid off after moving here only 5 1/2 months ago from corporate headquarters in another state. Part of the move benefit included a high cost of living package that paid part of the house down pa...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 29, 2001 12:27 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts

Enforcability of Non-Compete When Going From MA to CA
I am in marketing for an established software company in MA and am moving to a more senior position in marketing for a start-up in CA. I have been doing marketing for a shipping product that has techn...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2001 4:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to Massachusetts