You’ve just been fired. You’re upset and worried. In many cases, you’ve been given a Separation Agreement and told that you have a limited period of time to review and sign it. Here are some things to think about:...
Continue reading- Ban the Box is almost here so employers need to be ready. It goes into effect on January 1, 2017 in Connecticut. Is your company prepared? - The new law makes it unlawful for employers to ask questions about an applicant’s criminal history upon initial contact. As you may remember from our previous post, this means that employers can’t ask about a candidate’s prior arrests, criminal charges or convictions on the initial interview application....
Continue readingGet an inventory of all of your assets including both those you own yourself and those owned with your spouse. Assets can include: pensions, 401(k) s, insurance policies, real estate holdings, stocks, bonds and savings....
Continue reading- Family law reaches into some of the most private matters that a family has to deal with. One of the toughest involves divorce and children. And once the tabloid TV shows move on and gossip columns cool down that’s what is going to make the split between Brad Pitt and Angelina the toughest. Not the fame. Not the rumors. But the fate of the children that will be most impacted by this highly public split....
Continue reading- Think the law will protect your Facebook posts because of freedom of speech? Don’t be too sure. - Officials with a Georgia school district recently fired an employee after she referred to First Lady Michelle Obama as a gorilla on Facebook. According to a statement by the Forsyth County Schools this elementary school paraprofessional was fired because “racism and discrimination are not tolerated” in the school district....
Continue reading- Divorce over 50? It’s not only possible; it’s more probable than ever. In fact, the divorce rate for people 50 and older doubled between 1990 and 2010, according to a study by Bowling Green State University sociologists. Two decades ago, those over 50 accounted for about 10 percent of divorces. Recently, the divorce rate for this age group rose to approximately 25 percent. And, even more surprisingly, approximately half of those divorces occurred in first marriages....
Continue reading- Yesterday, the landscape of employee law got a bit of a shakeup with Fox’s announcement of a settlement with its former anchor Gretchen Carlson. While the $20 million settlement wasn’t a record, it was substantial enough. But that’s not what makes the settlement noteworthy....
Continue readingA discrimination claim by a pregnant Chipotle employee strikes a blow for pregnant employees everywhere. In a recent decision, the court awarded Doris Garcia Hernandez $550,000 in compensatory and punitive damages after she was treated unfairly and, ultimately fired based on pregnancy-related issues....
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