Jun 19, 2013 | Employee Handbooks, Employee Rights, Social Media, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues
Have you checked your Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Reddit, and email accounts today? A lot of employees have; more and more are finding themselves in hot water because of it. Inappropriate use of social media can prevent you from getting...
Mar 17, 2013 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, FLSA, FMLA, Gender Discrimination, Overtime, Pregnancy Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wage & Hour Issues, Wrongful Termination
This is a common question that employees often ask. The situation is often something along these lines…. “I have been working for X company for Y number of years (generally more than three) and have always had good performance appraisals and no...
Jun 22, 2012 | ADA, ADEA, Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Title VII, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
Being terminated from a job is never a pleasant experience. Many people feel their dismissal was unfair or they feel they have been wronged. When tensions are high and accompanied by a wide range of emotions, it may be difficult to determine what the next step is....
Jan 11, 2012 | Covenants Not to Compete, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, Uncategorized
Covenants not to compete, sometimes referred to as non-compete clauses, allow an employer to place certain limitations upon an employee’s activities subsequent to the employee’s termination or resignation. Essentially, an employee agreeing to a covenant...
Nov 22, 2011 | Employee Benefits, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, Uncategorized
Severance agreements are often used between employees and employers when an employee is being laid off during a reduction in force by the employer. Employers can benefit from severance agreements by limiting their liability and by limiting potential future lawsuits...
Oct 4, 2011 | Employee Benefits, Employee Handbooks, Employment Contracts, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination |
Employment at-will or at-will employment essentially means that an employer can terminate an employee at any time and for any reason, whether a good reason or a bad reason, or for no reason at all. On the other side of the coin, at-will employment also means that an...
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