Legal Articles, Wrongful Termination

Proving an Age Discrimination Case under the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination

How Employment Discrimination Are Prove When No Direct Evidence of Discrimination Exists

Can Your Employer Snoop Around Your Facebook and Twitter Pages?

There are federal and Maryland state laws that protect the Maryland employee from invasive employer social media snooping. This article explains your employee right to privacy.

What are Employer's Best Practices when Conducting HR Investigations in Los Angeles?

The top Employment attorneys in Los Angeles CA and around the country all regularly advise employers on personnel issues, including the conduct of internal investigations into employee complaints. For example, this firm provides...

California Severance Agreement Basics

A severance agreement or separation agreement is a legal contract between an employer and an employee that specifies the terms of an employment termination. Typically, a severance agreement offers to pay a sum of money or term of continuation pay in exchange for a waiver...

Unlawful Misclassification Of Employees As Independent Contractors By Employers

Summary of legal issues surrounding the misclassification of employees as independent contractors by employers and the rights and benefits affected

The Family Medical Leave Act

The basics of the FMLA, interference with rights, retaliation and remedies.

What if I am unsure whether my injury occurred at work?

However, some injuries are difficult to determine if they are work related. The legal test is whether the injury arose out of employment through the course of the employment. This article explains how to determine your injuries cause.

Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Awards Back Pay To Former Employee of General Services Administration

In a recent decision by the MSPB, Paul Prouty, former Region 8 Commissioner of the General Services Administration (GSA)’s Public Buildings Services, was found to have been wrongfully terminated for his alleged involved in the Western Regions Conference Scandal and awarded nine months of back pay.

Drafting Severance Agreement to Release Federal Age Discrimination Claims

The ADEA also makes it unlawful for an employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or other­wise to discriminate against, any individual because of such individual’s age, or to classify or refer for employment any individual on the basis of such individual’s age.

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