Have questions about your potential legal case? Our Legal Leverage program has you covered! If you’ve been the victim of an FMLA violation, you may know that you can sue your employer. But if you decide to sue, can you win? And if you can win, will the damage awards you could get be worth […]
Employee Fired in Violation of the FMLA Gets Bonus Damages Read More »
Retaliation claims are based on protected activity. First, you must have complained about some kind of discrimination, sought a reasonable accommodation for a disability, or sought a medical leave. However, to have a viable retaliation claim, you do not need to be able to prevail in your case for discrimination. A recent jury decision in federal
Can a Retaliation Claim Be Successful Without a Discrimination Charge? Read More »
Have you ever gotten a job where everything seems perfect until you meet your boss for the first time? During that first encounter, your boss appears visibly disgusted and refuses to even shake your hand. More than just odd, it’s highly irregular. You later find out that your boss hates people who are the same
Washington, D.C. Sports Bar Liable for Racial Discrimination Read More »
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
Can I Record Conversations at Work? Read More »
On July 22, 2014, President Obama signed into law the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA). The WIOA is intended to help educate and train individuals and match up qualified and skilled workers with employers. To achieve these goals, the WIOA modified and superseded several other federal programs. Despite the WIOA updating existing laws and
DOL Proposes New Antidiscrimination Rules Under the WIOA Read More »
Retaliation can include any adverse employment action done to punish someone after he or she seeks the protection of an antidiscrimination law. In a recent case, a jury in a Pennsylvania federal court held that Rudolph Karlo, a former employee who was laid off, was not rehired by his former employer because he refused to
Can Retaliation Include a Failure to Rehire? Read More »
It is not uncommon for people to come in my office and ask me to write a “strongly worded letter” to their former employer after they have been fired. But that’s all they want me to do. Just write the letter. I understand why. They think that if I write a letter, their employer will
Why Hiring a Lawyer to Write a Strongly Worded Letter Is Almost Always a Bad Idea Read More »
This is a guest post by Clay Hodges, a trial lawyer who specializes in products liability and personal injury law with the firm of Harris Sarratt & Hodges LLP in Raleigh, NC. He writes about failed medical devices and harmful drugs here. My clients have had to endure physical and emotional trauma when their artificial hip surgery fails.
Two Key Protections When You Lose Your Job or Wages Following Artificial Hip Failure Read More »
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
I Think I’m About to Get Fired. What Should I Do? (Part II) Read More »
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
I Think I’m About to Get Fired. What Should I Do? (Part I) Read More »
