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I signed a noncompete with my company when I was a full time employee. I then resigned. I did work a few shifts as a PRN employee over the course of the next year. I did not sign a new contract. Is my noncompete still valid?
I initially signed on as a full time physician at a local practice. When I signed on I signed a non-compete clause for a time period of one year post termination. I resigned over a year ago. However, ...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 3, 2019 1:43 PM [EST]  |  applies to North Carolina

Relocated to California, need to return home. Help with verbiage of proration.
My husband and I relocated to California for his company. Due to family health issues, we need to head back home ASAP. Unfortunately there is no comparable position back home within the company. His c...
1 answer  |  asked Sep 2, 2019 12:48 PM [EST]  |  applies to California

A former employee has went to EEOC for wrongful termination due to her having a disability. The employee provided a doctors note that stated she had ADHD, but it did not describe the diagnosis as severely impacting a major life activity (work) and she did
A former employee has went to EEOC for wrongful termination due to her having a disability. The employee provided a doctors note that stated she had ADHD three months after she was employed, but it di...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 30, 2019 07:43 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

Are employers held accountable for repeated over payment of wages to employees?
This question, like others I have seen, involves over payment of wages after leaving the company. When I received what should have been my last paycheck from my previous employer, I noticed that they ...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 29, 2019 7:09 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

What are the parameters for workers under 16 years of age?
I've heard that it's illigal under FLSA for a worker under 16 years old to work more than 3 hours a day on school days, to work past 7pm except for between June 1st and labor day when the time is exte...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 28, 2019 8:01 PM [EST]  |  applies to Georgia

Can a company retroactively change a commission plan to avoid paying full commission?
Salesperson here. Recently closed very large deal with customer - they were invoiced and paid within 10 days. Now we have new contracts presented to us retroactive to the beginning of the year that ch...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 28, 2019 4:12 PM [EST]  |  applies to Illinois

RIF and pregnancy discrimination is this right?
In February of this year the job that I was hired for went down and was “supposedly” going to start back up in April of 2020. I asked my manager if I could take an voluntary layoff (I had just fou...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2019 11:30 PM [EST]  |  applies to Georgia

Have I been terminated “for cause” if I turn in a two weeks notice and am immediately walked out?
Almost one year ago, I accepted a new position within my company and was relocated out of state. One of the stipulations was that I had to sign a relocation agreement stating that I would pay back the...
1 answer  |  asked Aug 21, 2019 11:35 AM [EST]  |  applies to Ohio

if i can be fired for not working mandatory ot can i take vacation time on the over time day
we work every weekend and get writen up for not coming in
1 answer  |  asked Aug 14, 2019 8:51 PM [EST]  |  applies to New York

my employer gave me a non-compete to sign and they want it back in 3 days. Is that legal and what is the average or range?
what can I say to get more time and what is standard?
1 answer  |  asked Aug 14, 2019 07:21 AM [EST]  |  applies to New York