Texas Questions and Answers

Wage Payment
The company I was working for all of a sudden closed down(They said they lost their contract) They owe me and many of the other employees 3 checks. They will not give us a clear time to when we will g...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 16, 2003 12:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Employee Misclassified as Independent Contractor
I was hired by a company to work as an employee in their IT department as a Web Developer. After one year and 10 months of employment I talked to my employer about plans to move approximately 100 mile...
3 answers  |  asked Sep 15, 2003 6:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Trying to recover unused vacation
I recently quit my job to work for another company. I gave my former employer a formal two-weeks notice and they sent me home for the remainder of the two weeks. They have paid me for wages earned but...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 10, 2003 1:52 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

What is a typical severance package for a staff position?
I work for a university. We are under a year-to-year contract. My contract was not renewed after almost 14 years of employment. I was a director for the university with good evaluations. There is no s...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 8, 2003 12:45 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Severe bi-polar employer
My employer is severely bi-polar. She's on anti-depressants, but they're not for bi-polar. Needless to say, she is very abusive and has a high employee turnover. Nothing is ever good enough. Those of ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 3, 2003 5:10 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

The new employer whom i am going to join wants to change the offer.
Hi, I,resident of Texas, recently got an offer from a company for a position(of my interest). When i went for an interview, i was eligible for more than one positions but i showed an interest in the p...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 30, 2003 12:30 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

wage payment and reimbursement of bs expenses
Need guidance concerning wage payment, including final pay & reimbursement of out of pocket expenses. I reside in Texas and have a signed employment agmt w/ a Florida company. The contract is governed...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 14, 2003 8:42 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

WRONGFUL TERMINATION
MY POSITION WAS ELIMINATED AFTER 9 YEARS WITH THIS COMPANY. TWO HOURS AFTER MY POSITION WAS ELIMINATED, MY EX-BOSS APPOINTED SOMEONE TO THAT SAME POSITION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IF A POSISION IS ELIMI...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 8, 2003 9:11 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

REPAYMENT OF SIGN-ON BONUS
MY DAUGHTER WAS RECRUITED FROM HER COMPANY TO TAKE A JOB THAT INVOLVED A SUBSTANTIAL CUT IN SALARY BUT WITH THE PROMISE OF A COMPANY CAR, A SIGN ON BONUS, HER CELL PHONE AND TELEPHONE PAID. SHE WORKED...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 6, 2003 8:29 PM [EST]  |  applies to Texas

Laid off due to being in the hospital with his wife and son.
My nephew was just laid off after being in the hospital with his son and his wife having surgery. He had called to let them know he had to go pick up his son from the hospital and also, had informed t...
2 answers  |  asked Jul 29, 2003 09:54 AM [EST]  |  applies to Texas