Employment Law
Employment Law
Severance Agreements
Severance Agreements A severance agreement is a contract that an employer may ask an employee to sign when they are terminated from a job. Severance pay is often offered in exchange for an employee’s release of their claims against the employer. Severance contracts that contain a release of claims against an employer in exchange for […]
Non-disclosure, Non-solicitation, Non-compete Agreements
Non-disclosure, Non-solicitation, Non-compete Agreements Non-disclosure agreements (NDA), also known as confidentiality agreements, are legal contracts that outline confidential material, knowledge, or information that the parties wish to share with one another for certain purposes but wish to restrict access to. They are typically used to protect confidential and proprietary information. An NDA can be a useful […]
Wrongful Termination
Wrongful Termination The term “wrongful termination” is ambiguous because in the majority of states, employment is viewed as “at will”. This means the law allows your employer to fire or terminate you for any reason or for no reason at all, except: (1) Discrimination: Your rights are protected under employment discrimination laws. For example, employers […]
Wage and Hour Claims
Wage and Hour Claims Wage and Hour claims are an important way in which employees can be made whole if they’ve previously been underpaid or unpaid. Meal break and rest periods the employees have not taken and worked through their shifts instead, travel time, compensatory time off that was not given, underpaid and unpaid overtime […]
Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) wage claims
Fair Labor and Standards Act (FLSA) wage claims The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) establishes minimum wage, overtime pay, recordkeeping, and youth employment standards affecting employees in the private sector and in Federal, State, and local governments. It is essential to both employers and employees to know their rights and obligations as defined by the […]
Employment Contract Review
Employment Contract Review A thorough review of an employment contract is essential to both the employer and the employee. If you’re an employee, you want everything you discussed verbally to be included in the written contract or an offer letter. You want your title and work duties spelled out, as well as salary, additional benefits […]
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