Employment Law

"Everything grows rounder and wider and weirder, and I sit here in the middle of it all and wonder who in the world you will turn out to be." - Carrie FisherMany female employees continue to work through the term of their pregnancies. Some of these women ultimately...

Employment law is always changing. Currently, a majority of the laws are aimed at income equality and worker protections, from same-sex couples to pregnant employees and minimum wage improvements. If you aren't on top of these changes as they develop, you could get...

If you've bought a house in the past few years, you're probably familiar with e-signatures. Instead of having to print everything out and sign paperwork by hand, you can point and click and you're done.But what about at work? One common theme in many wrongful...

When you hear the phrase, "My car was totaled in an accident," it may bring to mind a car that's damaged beyond repair or not drivable. But in reality, the definition of "totaled" can vary widely based on the age of the car, the worth of the car, and where and how bad...

A new field is popping up in personal injury law-drone injury liability. As more and more civilians get their hands on flying drones, more people are getting injured by drone mishaps. Social media sites like Twitter are filled with drone flights gone wrong.The...

Illegal actions by an employer could be wide-ranging-anything from environmental pollution to violating labor laws, to inside deals. So what do you do when you find this activity is going on? The first thing you need to know is that whistleblower laws may not protect...

In an earlier blog, we discussed what you can do when a client at work is harassing you. It's a difficult situation since the remedy for harassment from someone who has a business relationship with your employer is largely a financial decision.That is, if a harassing...

In an episode of Mad Men, one client consistently makes sexual comments regarding the buxom, red-haired Joan. Nothing is done about it, of course-this is the '60s-and eventually, Joan is used by her employers as an ace to secure a profitable relationship. In return,...

Hospitality workers in California are lobbying for greater protections from guest harassment and assault.Community labor group Stand With Women Against Abuse says that 8 out of 10 hotel housekeepers have been the victims of verbal aggression orharassment. The problem...

In March 2014, President Obama decided to address wage stagnation with an executive order that would update which white-collar workers qualify for overtime pay. The changes broadened the definitions of exempt and nonexempt employees to include more of the American...