Mar 25, 2013 | ADA, Back Pay, Compensatory Damages, Damages in Employment Law Cases, Disability Discrimination, Front Pay, Pregnancy Discrimination, Punitive Damages, Reinstatement, Sexual Harassment, Title VII, Uncategorized
The focus of this post is on the remedies available for Title VII (gender, race, national origin, religion discrimination) and ADA (disability) cases. Title VII gender cases also include sexual harassment and pregnancy discrimination. Some, if not most, damages that...
Feb 12, 2013 | Severance Agreements, Uncategorized
Sometimes employers will offer a month or two’s worth of pay in exchange for a waiver of all claims that you might have against the employer in perpetuity. You should consider speaking with an attorney before signing any form of severance agreement. The problem...
Feb 5, 2013 | ADA, Disability Discrimination, FMLA, Uncategorized
Twenty years ago today, President Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act into law, which went into effect August, 5, 1993, six months later. The bill was a major part of President Clinton’s agenda in his first term. In the past twenty years, the FMLA has...
Oct 23, 2012 | Employee Rights, Uncategorized
Election Day is almost here and many South Carolinians and residents of other states may be asking this very question as Election Day draws near. Although state laws do not permit employers to fire employees due to their political beliefs or political affiliations,...
Jul 17, 2012 | ADA, Disability Discrimination, Discrimination, Retaliation, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
The ADA and ADAAA If you have a disability, you are protected under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), 42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq. (1990), and the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). These acts protect disabled but otherwise...
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....
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