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10 Steps to FMLA Compliance

The Family Medical Leave Act is complex. So this is an attempt at simplification: 10 steps to help your company be compliant.

Can I Sue for Wrongful Termination?

Although Minnesota law does not recognize a legal claim for "wrongful termination," there are many circumstances where a termination may be unlawful and, therefore, the basis of a legal claim.

10 Questions to Ask When Your Employer is Breaking the Law

Employment lawyers see it often when employees jump to the conclusion that their employers have broken the law and should be sued. The best way to explore whether or not you have an actual lawsuit on your hands is ask these ten questions.

Disciplining and Firing Employees

Taken From Human Resources Law from A to Z.

Sexual Orientation Discrimination in New York

Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits workplace discrimination. Title VII, however, prohibits only the types of discrimination identified in the statute, including race discrimination, sex discrimination, religious discrimination, and national origin discrimination. For nearly two decades, the prevailing view from the country’s federal courts, including New York’s federal appellate court (the Second Circuit), was that Title VII does not prohibit workplace discrimination based on an employee’s sexual orientation. On February 26, 2018, the Second Circuit became the second federal circuit court to reverse its prior precedent and hold that Title VII does indeed prohibit sexual orientation discrimination. Today’s Long Island employment law blog discusses the Zarda v. Altitude Express, Inc. decision.

To Pay and How to Pay: Those are the Questions

There is no law which mandates the payment of severance to any terminated employee. An obligation to pay severance arises only by virtue of a contract or policy promulgated by the employer.

Connecticut Court Upholds $100K Emotional Distress Award for Fired Therapist

A blog post about a case in which a therapist recovered for negligent infliction of emotional distress after being terminated by the nursing home she worked at.

Severance Negotiation’s 7 Deadly Sins

If you are considering negotiating with your current or former employer, ask yourself if you are projecting any of these attitudes as a key theme or component of your message. Avoid the following "sins".

Court Upholds Termination of Waitress Attacked by Supervisor

A blog post about a case involving a waitress being verbally and physically attacked by a supervisor, and then being terminated by the restaurant six days later.

Primer on Severance Agreements

The purpose of a separation/severance agreement is to minimize risk from employment termination, to compensate an employee for employment loss, and, contractually, to finalize the employment relationship. It is an important tool for employers.

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