Effective April 2, 2020 (or April 1, 2020 according to the United States Department of Labor), the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (the FFCRA) provides, among other things, paid leave to many employees affected by the current Coronavirus pandemic.
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Employers are legally obligated to provide their employees with a workplace free from sexual harassment. Whether the perpetrator of harassment is an employee or a third-party like a customer, client, or vendor is generally irrelevant.
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Employers retaliate against their employees for all kinds of reasons and in all kinds of ways. Some of those reasons, while often unfair and contemptible, are perfectly legal. While others constitute violations of the law. It can be difficult to tell the difference between the two.
Continue readingThe Rights Of The At Will Employee
At will employment limits the rights of employees. But it does not foreclose all rights. Just because you are an at will employee does not mean that your employer is totally free to terminate you for any reason at all.
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