North Carolina Questions and Answers

Termination to Avoid Commissions - Sr. Mgmt.
Mel - I was recently terminated by a small company to avoid payment of commissions due in November. I am wondering if you know any good attorneys in the Northern Virginia area that might be able to he...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 24, 2003 1:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

FMLA Statue of Limitation for Filing in Federal Civil Court
What is the statue of limitations to file a civil suit against an employer who lowers a yearly performance award amount because I invoked FMLA and was out for a few weeks in the past year? I hoped the...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 22, 2003 3:41 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

non-compete in name of old company, not new parent company
I sold my minor stock to my partner. He sold to a larger co. At acquisition,I signed a covenant not to compete with my old co., which , with the acquisition, became a subsidary of the new parent compa...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 17, 2003 9:35 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

FMLA LWOP meant reduction in performance award
I am a federal government employee who invoked FMLA rights to care for terminally ill mother. I was given only 80% of a performance bonus because of my LWOP for FMLA. I have a formal grievance being i...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 14, 2003 2:05 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Company policy does not prohibit facial hair.
If a company's policy doesn't state that it prohibits facial hair. Can an employee who was initially hired with facial hair and then fired only as a result of having facial hair take any sort of legal...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 13, 2003 3:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Do I have a valid case of employment discrimination?
I have been employed at a Healthcare Billing company for over 1 year. At the time of my hire, I was told by the Hiring Supervisor that there was much room for growth for a person with the level of exp...
1 answer  |  asked Oct 6, 2003 11:07 AM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

non compete for North Carolina
At hire I signed a non compete which stated nothing about my terms of employment. Ten months later my employer wants to reduce my base pay. If I quit or if I am fired for not accecpting the reduction ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 18, 2003 4:31 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Salary and Hourly Differences
What is the difference between salary and hourly? Is it just based on overtime differences? If you leave an hour early when you're a salaried employee, can the employer deduct that hour from your sala...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 11, 2003 09:33 AM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Non compete valid if living in a different state from employer
I'm a healthcare consultant living in the state of NC but employed by a company located in CA. I signed a non-compete contract with this Company. However, due to loss of clients, the company is experi...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 10, 2003 10:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

work (demotion)
If you are a assitant manger(hourly) and you step down from that position is your employee allowed to cut your pay?
1 answer  |  asked Aug 14, 2003 8:33 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina