Jun 15, 2012 | ADEA, Age Discrimination, Discrimination, Retaliation, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
What is the ADEA? The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, 29 U.S.C. §§ 621-634, et seq. (1967), protects older workers from discrimination in the workplace. Discrimination has historically been based on “inaccurate and stigmatizing stereotypes“or...
Mar 21, 2012 | ADA, Disability Discrimination, FMLA, Retaliation, Uncategorized, Wrongful Termination
The FMLA causes confusion among both employers and employees, partly due to the notice requirements that it mandates for both employees seeking to take FMLA leave and for employers that have an employee asking to take leave for reasons that may fall under the...
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...
Sep 20, 2011 | FMLA, Uncategorized
Employees taking FMLA leave should be aware that, under certain circumstances, an employer may require an employee to provide a fitness-for-duty certification upon their return to work stating that the employee is physically able to return to their position. As a...
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