Employment

Pregnancy can be both exciting and challenging for many working women. Legally, your job is protected while you’re on maternity break, and you’re entitled to return to the same position once you resume work. If you’ve been wrongfully dismissed during or upon returning from maternity leave, you may have a wrongful termination case against your...

Regardless of your medical condition, you have the right to secure employment. Some medical conditions may not affect your job performance, with proper treatment and management. Others may require accommodations, some of which your employer may or may not provide.  And then there are certain conditions that may make specific occupations a poor fit for...

The pandemic led to many Americans reconsidering their relationship with jobs, triggering the “quiet quitting” movement, although plenty of workers have done this for ages. It essentially refers to doing the bare minimum at work. But employers are retaliating with “quiet firing” to rid their offices of such employees.  Both quiet quitting and quiet firing...

Not all workplace harassment is blatant. For every instance of inappropriate touching or physical altercations, subtle gestures or verbal implications can hurt employees, even if indirectly. These gestures can be as damaging as overt abuse and necessitate legal representation. This post will examine this subtle harassment and what affected ones can do.    Subtle forms...

One of the most controversial topics of the COVID-19 pandemic is vaccination mandates. Can employers mandate vaccinations for their employees? Can employees seek legal representation for wrongful dismissal if they’re not vaccinated? This post will examine what the law says on the issue and how an employment law attorney can help.  What is wrongful termination?...

The COVID-19 pandemic completely changed our approach to working environments. Among this rapid flood of change to working practices is working from home. Working from home has many benefits for workers but also introduces new privacy concerns that may require the help of an employment lawyer.  This post will examine some of the privacy risks...

Worried you cannot afford an employment attorney? We’ve all heard the stories about how expensive lawyers are. For example: An attorney requires a retainer to start working on a case, which presents an insurmountable financial hurdle. Or a firm charges on an hourly basis, but that hourly rate almost always costs hundreds of dollars. And...

Today, we’re answering a question from reader question our reader, Bruno, who writes: “What would determine discrimination at work? Not sure if I have a claim.” Let’s take a look.   How Does the Law Define Employment Discrimination at Work? Under federal law, it’s illegal for an employer to treat a job applicant or employees...

Today, we’re answering a question from reader Rose about a difficult situation at work. She writes: “I’m thinking about filing a hostile work environment claim that relates to family and medical leave. Can you explain what my rights are for both?” Let’s take a look.   What Is a Hostile Work Environment? Under federal law,...

Considering filing a case with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) because someone violated your rights in the workplace? Then you may wonder how fast your employment case might take to resolve. While every employment case is a little different, we can provide you with some information here about what to expect. Below is...