Effective Representation In Employment and Wrongful Termination Cases for Workers and Businesses
This is rarely mentioned, but how you treat your manager and coworkers can have a real impact on what happens if a legal dispute ever arises during your employment with that company or after. Here’s the reality: being decent at work will never hurt your legal position—and it can quietly strengthen it in ways people Read More …
Many employers believe that because they are looking to hire an at-will employee, this means that they not only can hire and fire that employee for any reason or no reason, but they also can retract job offers already extended without any legal risks and consequences to them. This is often not true, and the Read More …
Below is an example of an evasive employer’s witness who refused over and over to answer a question to which there is only one obvious answer. These types of attempts to try to wiggle out of answering a simple question are going to look really bad and dishonest in front of the jury, when this Read More …
Ironically, one of the most common mistakes when starting a business with one or more business partners is not having a contract. Too many new business owners or start-up founders choose to agree on their terms of working together orally because they have known each other for a long time and believe that they would Read More …
Unfortunately, it’s not uncommon for our office to get calls or emails from a person who has been pursuing or defending their case for some time, and who wants a second opinion or new legal representation, after they clearly have been taken advantage of by their present attorneys. They have typically been charged many hours Read More …
Avila v Continental Airlines (2008) is a disability discrimination case which illustrates a common mistake that employees makes when requesting medical leave or disability leave. In that case, the plaintiff was terminated for missing seven days of work, four of which were due to hospitalization for acute pancreatitis. The employee had provided two medical forms Read More …
