Legal Articles, Employee Rights

Mental Illness and the Workplace: What You Need to Know

A blog post about the mental illness and how the FMLA covers those in the workplace struggling with disabilities.

What is Employee Misclassification as Independent Contractors

So, what's the difference between an employee and an independent contractor? And what is employee misclassification?

Employment Promissory Notes

A blog post about promissory notes and the rules and regulations surrounding them in employment.

Leave from Employment for Victims of Family Violence

A blog post about the leave allowed to families suffering from domestic violence

CAN WORKER'S COMPENSATION COVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA?

CAN WORKER'S COMPENSATION COVER MEDICAL MARIJUANA?

CAN LOW BACK PAIN BE ADEQUATELY TREATED WITHOUT PAIN MEDICATION?

CAN LOW BACK PAIN BE ADEQUATELY TREATED WITHOUT PAIN MEDICATION?

NEW RULES WOULD ALLOW INSURERS TO DENY OPIOID COVERAGE

NEW RULES WOULD ALLOW INSURERS TO DENY OPIOID COVERAGE

DO YOU HAVE TO SEE THE COMPANY DOCTOR IN PENNSYLVANIA?

DO YOU HAVE TO SEE THE COMPANY DOCTOR IN PENNSYLVANIA?

HOW EMPLOYERS TRY TO UNDERMINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS

HOW EMPLOYERS TRY TO UNDERMINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS

New Trial Ordered in Pregnancy Bias Suit

A blog post about a case in which an employee was denied doctor ordered light duty because she was pregnant.

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