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You might think you know what discrimination looks like. Hiring only people of one race, paying women less money than men for the same position, firing an employee because of his or her religious beliefs …
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If you are in the process of exposing your employer’s wrongdoing to the appropriate regulatory agency or the public, or you have done so in the past and are now facing retaliatory behavior, you are …
When you are asked to sign a non-compete agreement, you are asked to avoid working with your employer’s competitors for a specified period of time following the end of your employment. This agreement generally prohibits …
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After an employee is terminated from his or her employment, he or she will usually apply for unemployment compensation benefits. There has existed a disagreement between attorneys who represent employees (the “plaintiff’s bar”) and attorneys …
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In business, every dollar saved is a profit. To raise their profits, companies often take measures to lower their operating costs, such as changing their hours of operation or developing a more efficient supply chain. …
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Your employer may try to classifying you as an independent contractor in order to avoid liability for your actions and to avoid the legal responsibility of providing you with certain benefits types and upholding certain …