Employment Law Blog
5 Ways to Beat Employer Performance Improvement Plans (PIPS)
By Mark Carey Really, you’re going to give me a PIP after my dedicated years of service to this company? That’s...
“Oh ye of little faith!” Does the company I work for have more religious freedom than I do?
When it comes to freedom of religious expression in the commercial context, the corporation you work for may have more...
Age Discrimination in Employment: A Most Invisible Prejudice…
By Chris Avcollie Introduction In some ways, Western culture teaches us to honor and to respect our elders. The fifth...
The Gathering Storm: COVID Rages While Worker Relief Laws Sunset
By Fran Slusarz, Way back in March, when I read the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) and Coronavirus...
Podcast: Thinking Outside the “Black Box”: The Interactive Process of Disability Accommodations During Covid-19
When it comes to the world of requests for disability accommodations...
“Employed or Not Employed…That Is The Question!”
By Chris Avcollie “To be, or not to be, that is the question: Whether ‘tis nobler in the mind to suffer The slings and...
Carey Quoted in Wall Street Journal Article: What Rights Do Furloughed Employees Have?
Here’s what to know about health insurance benefits, freelance work, unemployment and more Furloughed workers face...
Thinking Outside the “Black Box”: The Interactive Process of Disability Accommodations During Covid-19
By Chris Avcollie “In science, computing, and engineering, a ‘black box’ is a device, system or object which can be...
WSJ Article: Is Political Speech Protected in the Workplace? Here’s What You Need to Know: Quoting Mark Carey
Private companies have wide latitude to limit how employees express their views, but there are exceptions Employment...
Podcast Episode: COVID-19 CANCELS ALL NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS DUE TO IMPOSSIBILITY
[TRANSCRIPT] You’re a free agent and your noncompetition agreement is...
COVID-19 CANCELS ALL NONCOMPETE AGREEMENTS DUE TO IMPOSSIBILITY
You’re a free agent and your noncompetition agreement is void! That should make you feel less stressed about getting...
You Have the Right To…NOT Remain Silent…Dealing With Bullies In The Workplace
By: Chris Avcollie Its Monday morning and you are on your way into work. Although the traffic is not bad, your stress...
Are We More Racially Tolerant? Racial Discrimination Cases in Employment Has Actually Decreased by 8% in 2019
Are we a more racially tolerant society today, in terms of how we treat one another at work? The following statistics...
WSJ Article: Stressed at Work? Here’s When to File for Disability Benefits (Quoting Mark Carey)
Employee may be able to file for short-term disability with proper medical diagnosis, but there are other options to...
Fear of Covid-19 At Work: How to Apply For Disability Benefits Through Your Employer
In this episode of the Employee Survival Guide we discuss how to apply...
Podcast: How to Negotiate a Severance Agreement With Your Employer
This episode of the Employee Survival Guide discusses a very important...
Removing Unwanted Noncompetition Employment Agreements
In this edition of the Employee Survival Guide you will learn the real...
They Denied My Unemployment Claim…Now What?
The good news is that the enhanced unemployment benefits available in response to COVID-19 provides unprecedented and...
WSJ Article- When Co-Workers Test Positive for Covid-19: What You Need to Know
The Wall Street Journal (July 13, 2020) reported the following story with an interview with Employment Attorney Mark...
The Workplace of Tomorrow III: A New Path
By Fran Slusarz About a million years ago, I remember hearing that the Star Wars epic was meant to track the rise and...
