What's the approximate weekly take-home pay in Michigan for a $40,000 job?
Answers: $500.00 minus
insurance, 401k, PSAs, union dues (if applicable), any garnishments or judgments(if applicable)
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If I change jobs, can I legally take my contacts with me to my new employer if I do not have a non-compete?
Answers: You need to do some homework here. Even if you do not have a document titled "non-compete" there may be a clause in some other document that you signed that would prohibit certain actions. Even without a non-compete document your employer may file suit alleging that there was a verbal agreement or that the employee handbook has non-compete rules. The first thing you do is to make sure that there is nothing in writing, nothing in a document anywhere that alludes to non-compete, and nothing in the employee handbook or company rules/policies.
Finally, you may want to soft-pedal the "taking contacts" and just announce to your contacts that you are leaving and where you are going -- if you are good they will follow. If there is any even verbal non-compete and the employer sues the courts wouldlook at "taking contacts" like stealing the employer's customers. You are better off just sending a letter announcing your new location to each contact and allowing them make the decision about following you.
That depends upon your contract.
IN most cases it is understood or contracted that contacts established during company time are the property of the company, not the individual who generated them. In this case taking your contacts to another company could be in violation of your employement contract with the original company. In this scenario, it is more than likely the company (with good reason) would file suit for the business lost as a result of "poaching" thier clients.
It is certainly something you will need to investigate further. However as a general rule the answer is no.
What type of lawyer should I seek in order to get back pay from a former employer?
Answers: You have not specified your state. There are number of web sites which provide you with information pertaining to Labour lawyers and law firms and it would be ideal to engage them to get back your dues from your previous employer.
For example, if you are in Toronto , the web site www.lawyershop.ca , furnishes you with this type of information.
you need to contact your labor board in the state you are in.
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There should be a form you can print out called a 'employee complain form'.
If you are in the US, go to www.dol.gov. That is the Department of Labor website. Your state may also have their own Department of Labor website. On the DOL website there are forms you can download to process complaints that are most common. There is a form that covers the back-pay from a former employer incident.
You fill out the form, send it into the the local DOL office. You should include COPIES of evidence that prove your case. The local DOL office evaluates the complaint and if the complaint has merit, they will go after the money for you. DOL may hold an administrative hearing, at that hearing you may want to bring an attorney but it is not required.
The DOL processes the complaint and attempts to get the money, but sometimes even the DOL is unable to get through to some of the employers. Then you may have options in a local court where you would need an attorney.
You may feel better getting an attorney to help you now, the type of attorney would be one who concentrates in employment law in your state.