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The whistleblower provision of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act of 2008, which was signed into law by President Bush in August, provides over 20 million employees with protection against re...
Attorney's fees can be impacted and have an impact on a structured settlement and could actually lead to a conflict if not planned for in advance....
Child labor laws are in place to prevent minor children from being forced to work in ways that are considered detrimental to them. Child labor laws state that children under the age of 14 cannot hold ...
A Long Island New York school teacher and Dean of Students was awarded $5 million after the principal of her school sexually harassed her' then fired her after she filed a complaint....
ERISA protections, which are mandated by federal law, specifically prohibit employers from terminating employees prior to the vesting of their retirement plans in order to avoid the payment of a pensi...
If your employer asks you to do something which clearly violates the law and then fires you for refusing, you would have a cause of action for wrongful discharge against public policy....
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits employers, specifically governmental entities and private employers with 15 or more employees, from discriminating against employees or qualified jo...
PostIf you have a retirement plan with an employer, and are then fired from the company, that employer can't take away any money you have contributed to the retirement plan in the case of a 401(K). In the...
PostWhether or not your employer needs to provide you with health insurance while you are off on workers comp is a very complicated question to answer, and one you are going to need a lawyer for. While ma...
Absent a union contract, or an agreement that runs to the benefit of the employees (such as an employment agreement), employers are generally able to change the employer sponsored insurance policy at ...
Under employment law, there are a number of cases where education can legally be used to deny a promotion. 'Minimum job requirements' is one....
PostWhen you leave a job or are fired, your previous employer may generally disclose any information about your past performance as long as the information is true. Your previous employer cannot, however,...
PostIf the offending material reflected only opinions, it would not be libelous. A statement such as "this employee is not ready for promotion" reflects the supervisor's opinion only....
PostAlthough it may not seem fair, your employer may have the authority to prevent you from having a second job. This authority may be enforced through an express contract or an implied contract. You can ...
If you were paid unemployment benefits to which you were not entitled, then, you are'liable' for the overpayment.If accepting the overpayment was innocent on your part'e.g. you did nothing to cause it...
PostIf you are receiving unemployment insurance benefit payments when you move out of state, you may still receive unemployment payments from the state that awarded the benefit. A worker's eligibility, am...
Quid pro quo harassment is a specific form of sexual harassment that occurs wherein the conditions of a workers job are directly affected by his or her willingness to engage in sexual activity. For ex...
You can sue your employer for preferential treatment to another worker for sexual favors and for creating a hostile work environment. When you file the civil lawsuit, name the company and offending in...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is a United States federal employment law designed to protect employees against sexual harassment in the workplace, does not protect all employees, and...
While bankruptcy may be an improper reason to fire someone, your employer could potentially take action and fire you and simply claim that the bankruptcy had nothing to do with it and that he was firi...
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