More and more Americans nowadays are beginning to transition into the gig economy, ranging from construction jobs to web development. Rapid development in technology is making it easier to make that transition, and it has led over a third of the American population joining the gig economy as independent contractors, seeking more flexible hours, independence, …
Picture this: it is almost your wife’s due date and you need to take paternity leave, or your elderly father has a bad fall and requires long-term treatment. Unforeseeable events like those can occur to any worker, and he or she may need to take time off to attend to their family as a result. …
Cryptocurrency is a new technology that allows individuals to collect units of currency and transfer funds without the use of a central bank. While relatively new, there is no doubt cryptocurrency can be considered assets, as it holds value. The U.S. Office of Government Ethics (OGE) has recognized this in a new requirement for some …
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Picture this: you’ve been working in the same place for several years. You’re diligent, smart, and dedicated; you do good work. But recently, you’ve gotten a new supervisor, and she seems determined to bring you down. Nothing you do is right. You’re criticized unfairly—to the point of being yelled at—every day. You’ve tried to complain …
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If you work for a company that owns a franchise, you may have to obey many rules to keep your job. But whose rules are they? How and why you’re treated as an employee, and by whom, are the big issues to work out when deciding who is actually your employer under the law. You …
February 2, 2017 It defies logic that a man with a possibly marriage-ending secret would preemptively attack someone in a position to reveal that secret to his spouse — but logic and lust are rarely bedfellows. Whether he was nudging you out because of your knowledge about his profile, or for reasons unrelated to his …
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The National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) covers most employers whose workforce is unionized or whose employees are organizing a union, but it also applies in situations where neither is the case. The NLRA is enforced by the federal National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), which may get involved if employees, formally unionized or not, take part …
Does the National Labor Relations Act Apply If My Employer Is Not Unionized? Read More »
November 23, 2016 What to do if you are being harassed? Tom Spiggle, founder of Spiggle Law Firm, told Forbes that there was a series of actions people can do if they’re being sexually harassed at work. 1. Talk to an experienced sexual harassment lawyer. Spiggle said that one obstacle women encounter when meeting with Human …
The JD Journal: How to Handle Sexual Harassment at Law Firms Read More »
Defamation occurs when someone transmits false information to a third party and harm results. Depending on who the person being harmed is, a plaintiff in this kind of case would need to prove differing levels of culpability. An example of defamation could be an ex-employer falsely telling a potential employer that you were fired because …
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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