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Can you review an employment arbitration agreement and tell me what it means? I’m located in Alabama.

I want to create a social media account where we joke about everyday life as a business driver.

I’ve resigned from my job, and my employer said my commissions will be held until I sign a departure agreement that includes a non-solicitation/non-compete clause. I live in New Hampshire since December, but I lived in Massachusetts during the rest of my employment from April 2023 to December 2024. Do they legally need to pay my commissions and earned wages if I don’t sign that agreement?

The hiring manager was let go a few months after I was hired and a salesman was put in the role. The salesman asked me when I started if I was a Christian, among other inappropriate behavior, usually having to do with knowing everyone's business — especially if he thought it was about him.

There was a previous incident that I was suspended for — for a similar matter. That’s one of the factors behind my belief that it’s race-driven.

There was no specific reason. They only indicated that my conduct is not aligned but did not tell me what conduct it was, even after I asked.

My husband is under 60 and on permanent disability benefits. His disability insurer says they’ll reduce payments by an estimated amount if he doesn’t officially retire, but I don’t see that in his certificate. Can they require him to retire? If he retires, does that cancel his disability insurance? How would retiring now affect his Social Security at age 62?

I worked for a company in NJ for 1 week in July. The handbook says employees are paid weekly. I was late twice—once on Wednesday (arrived 2 hours late but worked the rest of the day) and once on Friday, when I called in but my supervisor never answered. I was ready and able to work Friday but was never told I was suspended, terminated, or removed from the schedule. The following Monday, my supervisor implied I “couldn’t be trusted” but never directly said I was fired. I’ve never been formally terminated—no written notice, no email. Since I was willing and able to work and never formally let go, I may still be owed pay up until the date they actually provide formal termination. I wasn’t paid for the partial Wednesday I worked, nor for Friday despite being available. My final paycheck also wasn’t provided on the regular payday as required under NJSA 34:11-4.3. It’s 8 days late. Under the NJ Wage Theft Act, I believe I may be entitled to my unpaid wages, plus up to 200% liquidated damages and attorney’s fees. I want to confirm whether Friday and subsequent days count as payable time and if I have a strong claim with the NJ DOL or in court.

I reported a coworker for verbally assaulting me. My boss wasn’t happy. That coworker later filed a discrimination complaint against the company; my boss said they paid him to “make him go away.” After that, my boss/owner harassed me about low occupancy. Occupancy had been under 90% for two years due to incompetent maintenance; I kept asking for help. They finally sent two maintenance workers in late April 2025. On July 11, owner emailed: get occupancy into the 90s by Aug 15 or be terminated. On July 17, I was terminated for allegedly exchanging sexually oriented texts with an “employee I supervise.” Those texts were consensual, on my personal phone, off-hours, and I did not supervise that employee.

Let me explain in short — I asked for a release from UFC to sign with PFL.UFC granted it. The contract with PFL was for 1 showcase fight and a tournament. I fought in November 2023 and won. The tournament was April 2024, but I was injured going in. PFL was informed that I couldn’t participate.Donn said it was fine and that he’d find a way to get me at least one fight in 2024. 2024 passed — no fights. In 2025, I was offered a spot in the tournament around December 28th, 2024. Ali and his team told me not to sign the PFL contract because they had changed it significantly. Donn messaged me on Twitter asking if I got the contract — I said yes.He texted 3–4 days later, saying “Hurry and sign because the tournament is filling up.” I told Ali, and he said, “Don’t worry, I have it. Don’t sign yet. Me and other managers are talking.” Around January 2, I got an email saying the DocuSign contract link was cancelled. My previous contract was 210/210.The new one sent Dec 28 was 200/200. Ali said not to sign because they had changed other values — including the number of fights. Then Ali said that after he spoke with PFL, they agreed to reinstate the contract — but now for 100/100.This was about a week or two later. Do I have any case with Donn verbally saying he would at least get me one fight in 2024 and never did? I had a lawyer send a demand letter — PFL didn’t reply.I guess they’re calling my bluff. But from what I’ve looked up, I seem vindicated in having an actual contract and the owner stating he’d get me at least one fight in 2024. I depended on that.