Can a former employer disregard the non-compete you signed during mediation?

Absolutely. You can negotiate anything legal for proper consideration. As part of a mediation, you can negotiate the non-compete. HOWEVER, the FLSA...

Can an employer violate its own written employee benefit policy with impunity?

Generally, an employer MAY violate its own policies if they are not requirements of law. However, an employer may NOT discriminate in who it...

In Florida, you are an at-will employee. Absent a violation of law of law (state or federal), you cannot have a claim for wrongful discharge....

No. The photo may violate some policy of the employer but a simple photo of someone sleeping while clothed cannot conceivably be viewed as sexual...

Is this slander and what could i do about it?

The first attorney is correct. The comments that are false are slander (defamation). They are also defamation per se which presumes malice and...

Why do some overtime attorneys deem your overtime as half time and some overtime attorneys deem it as time and a half?

Different federal circuit courts have interpreted the regulations differently. Some view a non-exempt employee who was supposed to be paid hourly...

Employment violations?

Unfortunately, it is not unlawful. As long as the former employer is not making false statements of fact (defamation), it can pretty much say...

Am I able to sue for false imprisonment?

There are many more facts which would be needed to provide a truly responsive answer. However, from the facts which you provided, if you were...

What qualies as text messaging harassment?

I agree with the response of the prior attorney. Absent a flood of text messages which are harassing in nature, there is probably nothing you can...

Cons. violation when University penalized student for exercising 5th?

From the limited facts provided, it would not appear that your constitutional rights have been violated. The failure to participate in a legitimate...