A SCOTUS Win for LGBTQ Employees!
Jun 22, 2020
As an employee rights attorney, I am ecstatic to share the Supreme Court’s landmark ruling prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. Thanks to this new decision, federal workplace...
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Whistleblower Protections in the United States
Jun 02, 2020
This article covers three of the most frequently asked questions we encounter in our whistleblower practice: what a whistleblower is, what laws protect whistleblowers, and how to make a whistleblower ...
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COVID-19 Rules Could Lead to Major Litigation for Employers
May 07, 2020
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) went into effect on April 1 and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) gave employers until April 18 to comply with the law, after which employers who f...
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Q&A About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act: What Employees Need to Know
Apr 06, 2020
With the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), employees have questions about what the law does and doesn’t provide to those impacted by the coronavirus and COVID-19. In this...
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The ADEA: Protecting Workers Over Age 40
Mar 05, 2020
Age discrimination is unlawful at both the state and federal level in Texas. In fact, the Texas Labor code expands upon the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act. If you’re over the age of 40 a...
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The ‘Bombshell’ Movie & Workplace Harassment
Feb 04, 2020
Even though the movie refers to itself as a "fictionalized account" of the behind-the-scenes happenings at Fox, we couldn’t help but notice the realistic depiction of workplace sexual harassment. Bomb...
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Pregnancy Discrimination: Know Your Rights
Jan 07, 2020
Losing a job or facing discrimination while pregnant is stressful and frightening for any mom-to-be. In 2018, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) awarded $16.6 million in monetary award...
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Workplace Discrimination, Harassment & Retaliation
Nov 07, 2019
Unfortunately, it is all too common for retaliation to follow a claim of harassment or discrimination in the workplace. In fact, retaliation claims are on the rise: 57 percent of charges received by t...
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Understanding A Severance Package
Oct 03, 2019
Employers are not required to offer severance payments to employees they lay off or terminate, unless there is an employment contract or company policy requiring it. Since most employees are "at will,...
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5 Ways to Improve Your Severance Package
Sep 05, 2019
While every situation is different and there is no simple answer, we have outlined below five of the steps we undertake in a severance negotiation. While you execute this plan, make sure you sign noth...
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