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Employment law can be extremely complicated, as it encompasses a variety of legal services for both employees and employers. So, what does an employment lawyer do? They do just about anything you can imagine to protect your rights as an employee, especially if you’re the victim of discrimination, harassment, or abuse. What Does an Employment Lawyer Do? Explain Your Rights…
Federal law prohibits employers from discriminating against employees based on certain protected characteristics. Gender, religion, race, national origin and age for those over 45 are all personal factors that should not influence employment decisions or career possibilities. People should receive career opportunities based on their skill, education and performance, not factors they have no control over, like age. Unfortunately, despite…
Workplace injuries are simply part of life and occur in every single profession. In most instances, the employee who suffers an injury reports the injury and files a claim with the employer, and may enlist legal guidance to ensure that the claim settles fairly. However, some kinds of workplace injuries are more complicated legally speaking, such as when an employee…
No employer wants bullying to disrupt the workplace. In some cases, it can even lead to discrimination and other illegal actions. More and more, companies are taking this type of harassment seriously. Even so, bullying continues. It may not be as overt as it was in grade school, but it’s clear that people don’t outgrow this behavior. Below are the…
Prior to the creation of workers? compensation, employees were left with few options if they suffered an injury on the job. They could try and negotiate a settlement with their employer, or they could file a lawsuit. Under the first option, they depended on the generosity of their employer. Under the second system, it could take years before they saw…
Did you sign an employment contract or manual? If you did, you could be subject to a non-compete agreement. Non-compete agreements are controversial contracts that are used by companies to prevent their employees from working at competitive companies, including starting their own business. This post will go over the basics of a non-compete agreement (non-competes) and how they apply to…
Workers’ compensation was pioneered about a hundred years ago. Workers’ compensation was conceived as a way to reduce costs on employers and speed up compensation for employees. This post will go over the formation of workers’ compensation and how it operates. Before worker’s compensation, employees could only recover compensation if they sued their employers. One hundred years ago, torts (personal…
A trend in employment contracts is to force employees to waive their rights to court, to file class actions, and other retaliatory actions. Instead, most of these contracts force employees into arbitration. The Supreme Court agreed to hear three consolidated actions over mandatory arbitration agreements. This post will go over these agreements and what it means that the Court is…
Mines have enjoyed decades of dramatically improved safety and 2016 was no exception. Mines were once one of the most dangerous places to work. Explosions, cave-ins, and fatalities were common. But in the 1970s, with the Mine Safety Act, the United States has taken a dramatic turn and significantly improved the health and safety of mine workers. In fact, the…
Employers usually ask many different questions during interviews to analyze the nature of the candidate. Previously these questions were of a wide variety, but recently laws have been made to define what type of questions are permitted in an interview. Questions pertaining to elements like race, religion, beliefs, marital status and age of an applicant are illegal and must not…