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We all like to think that in this day and age the last thing you would have to worry about… Continue reading Quid Pro Quo vs Hostile Environment Types of Sexual Harassment
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Do you ever have those days when you did your job so well your client actually got what she wanted?… Continue reading The Attorney Did His Job Too Well
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Men at work do not understand pregnant coworkers and often are too quick to throw them off the bus. In… Continue reading Why Men At Work Don’t Understand Pregnancy
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On October 17, 2016, the NYTimes reported the following story, reprinted below in its entirety. As you know, I hate… Continue reading NYTimes Article Labor Board Challenges Secrecy in Wall Street Contracts (Bridgewater Associates in particular)
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It’s day one of the new job and upon arrival you suddenly realize you may have the wrong address or… Continue reading Wait We Never Said That Employer Misrepresentations
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On May 24, 2016, I wrote an article entitled Four Ways to Get Out of Arbitration Agreements At Work. This article… Continue reading Taking ‘Forced’ Out of Employee Arbitration Agreements: A Review of New Article by Employee Rights Advocacy Institute for Law & Policy
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Yes, it happens. I have experienced a case where a high-level executive hit an employee during a meeting. I have… Continue reading What Would You Do If Your Boss Hit You? Hostility In The Work Place
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You may not know it, but your employer duped you into signing an arbitration agreement. Buried in all that paperwork… Continue reading Four Ways to Get Out of Arbitration Agreements At Work
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Last Updated: June 2025 The real reason companies pay severance compensation is because they fear being sued by folks like… Continue reading Connecticut Employment Law Attorney Explains Why Employers Pay Severance Out of Fear of Getting Sued
Read MorePosted by Mark P. Carey | Employment Law Blog, Mark Carey, Noncompetition & Nonsolication Agreements
If you have a noncompetition agreement, it is not enforceable. Employers use noncompetition agreements mainly as a deterrence. In reality,… Continue reading Say No To Noncompete Agreements At Work
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