Pretty bad. The legal term for a justifiable resignation is “constructive discharge.” To hold an employer liable for your resignation, the conditions must be so bad that a reasonable person in your position would leave the job. Given how each job situation is unique, there is no checklist that you need to go through to […]
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Affirmative action—few other topics will result in a more heated debate. However, with the recent Supreme Court decision Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin, affirmative action has been declared constitutional, at least to increase diversity in schools. But what about in the workplace? Can employers use affirmative action to increase the diversity of their
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Punitive damages punish a party for bad behavior. They are normally reserved for the most blatant cases of wrongdoing and can make a lawsuit far more expensive for an employer. In a recent California case, the defendant’s behavior was so egregious that the jury wanted the company to pay $22.8 million in punitive damages. The
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An earlier version of this post by Spiggle Law Firm employment attorney Phillis h. Rambsy originally appeared in an e-newsletter sent by Nicolas T. Abrams, a Certified Financial Planner and the President and CEO of AJW Financial Partners LLC. The loss of a job can be traumatic. It’s an emotional time, and emotions can cause you to make
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Employers are known to watch their employees, especially in industries where employers fear worker theft. Your employer may use security cameras, track your company-issued smartphone, or monitor your e-mails, Internet searches, or use of company computers. Surveillance by employers can be all encompassing, but surveillance by workers is something most employers want to avoid. However, employees
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In my first post on this subject, I discussed some important, basic advice about how to handle the you’re-going-to-get-fired meeting. If you want to get a more detailed view of what we tell people who come to see us before they get fired, read on. 1. This is going to suck. Perhaps this isn’t
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One of the most frequent calls we get at the firm is from people who believe they are about to be fired. Usually, things have not been going well at work. The call comes from human resources about a meeting. The invite list indicates that human resources and your boss will be there. It doesn’t
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Jack Jarrett is an attorney at the Spiggle Law Firm. This article is part of a 10-part series on various aspects of employment contracts and intellectual property issues from the perspective of employees. To learn more about Jack and his practice, please visit his bio. A while ago, a friend’s son was offered his dream job.
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What lawyers call “inconsistent statements” can come back to bite you. And sometimes you can make these statements without even knowing it. Let me give you a real-life example. Our client had been sexually harassed at work, including some unwelcome touching. Yuck! As a result, she experienced some real emotional distress. These damages made up
Hopefully, you have never had to worry about genetic discrimination at work. The thought of a boss or employer using your genetic information to make employment decisions eerily reminds us of the past days of eugenics and scenes from the movie Gattaca. Fortunately, Congress has already made genetic discrimination illegal within the employment and health
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