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i was terminated from my job on Jan 28/16 and told I wasn't a good fit within the organization going forward. I started working with my former employer Dec 14/14 through an agency and was hired full time April 1, 2015. I am being offered 2 weeks pay in lieu and the remaining vacation time I have. I have a full and final release to sign by tomorrow Feb 5/15. Should I settle for what is being offered or am I entitled to more? If I were to not sign the release can they hold the 2 weeks pay in lieu and my vaction pay? If I choose to go for a larger settlement, what costs while I incur?

I've been at working at my company for less than a year. A subsidiary of the Company has been sold. I was never hired under that subsidiary. Now, the company is doing restructuring. They announced the sale three weeks ago, after 3 weeks they telling me that my role was negotiated as part of that restructure and if I don't go to the new company, but job in this current role will be terminated. What are my options?

I had a panic attack at work yesterday and told my supervisor I had to go home. Today when I came in I was told that it wasn't a good reason to leave and sent home. They locked all my things in my locker and told me to come back for a meeting with the operations manager. Can I get fired even though my supervisor said it was OK? I haven't had any issues before and have never been written up either.

Hello...I was removed from my workplace schedule... prior to Christmas for 2 weeks I was 2 days aweek for 2 weeks then I just was removed from the schedule, after approx. 5 weeks of not being on the schedule I informed my employer I had to persue different avenues. Iam I entited to severance? I was there 5 yrs and averaged 35-40 hrs a week

I was dismissed because they say i have a lack of judgment.I was a building operator I made a video of one of our residential units had beg bugs I was with the exterminator and i made a video of the hot spots to show my other operators. I was written up for that last year. Now I bought A few items from a employee at a store after work hours with out a recite. I think the employee was using there employee discount my work found out and i was dismissed.