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Can I Get Front Pay After Being Wrongfully Fired?

by Brian Spitz | May 3, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Hiring the most experienced and qualified employment law attorneys is not only about giving yourself the best chance to win your claim, but also about getting the most money when you win as possible under the law. Our attorneys have blogged recently about damages that...

How Is Back Pay Calculated In Wrongful Termination Cases?

by Brian Spitz | May 2, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Family Medical Leave Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Recently, our employment attorneys addressed the types of compensatory and punitive damages that wrongfully fired employees have available to them. (Best Law Read: What Kind Of Damages Can You Get For Wrongful Termination And Discrimination?; What Damages Can I Get...

What Is Pay Discrimination?

Published By Brian Spitz | Apr 29, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Wage: Overtime

Recently, Oxfam America, which is a confederation of 21 independent charitable organizations, released a studying that showed that while 32 percent of workers in the United States earn less than $15 per hour, that number is even worse for Black workers. Specifically,...

Are Staffing Agencies Liable For Job Discrimination?

Published By Brian Spitz | Apr 28, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Today’s example of overt discrimination is sponsored by Diverse Lynx, LLC, a Princeton, New Jersey-based IT staffing firm. In this case, Kadambi Vijaisimh posted his résumé to Diverse Lynx’s website in response to a posting for an information technology project...

What Happens If My Job Retaliates Against Me For My Reporting Wage Violations?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 27, 2022 | Employment Law, Retaliation, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Wrongful Termination

Best Employment Lawyer Answer: Our pay rights lawyers recently blogged about the protections that employees have for reporting wage and hour violations on their jobs. (Best Law Read: Am I Protected After Reporting Wage Theft Under The FLSA?). As our wage theft...

What Can I Do If I’m Not Paid For All My Hours?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 26, 2022 | Employment Law, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees

Can I sue the company that I work for if I’m not paid for all of my hours? Best Wage Theft Attorney Answer: Probably – a lot depends on the facts of each case. Employees may be able to assert claims under state contract and equity laws, as well as various state labor...

Still Have Age Discrimination Case After Texting Boss “F*ck You”? Yep

by Brian Spitz | Apr 25, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Wrongful Termination

The evening after having an argument at work, David Feeback sent his boss a text message that said, “F*ck you.” The employer that Feedback worked for, Swift Pork Company, suspended him and then fired him a few days later. At first glance, cussing out your boss seems...

Yes, Straight Bosses Are Liable For Sex Harassing Lesbians

by Brian Spitz | Apr 22, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Frequent readers of our blog know the efforts our employment lawyers go to stop all sex harassment in the workplace. (Best Law Read: My Conversation With President Biden About Ending Sexual Harassment). Despite all our work on this front, it never ceases to amaze me...

How Does A Tip Credit Work?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 21, 2022 | Employment Law, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees

Before understanding the ins and outs of tip credits and pay violations for tipped-wage employees, lets start with the basics. The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) requires employers to pay employees a minimum wage for all work performed in a workweek. 29 U.S.C. §...

How Do Tip Pools Work?

by Brian Spitz | Apr 20, 2022 | Employment Law, Wage: Tipped Employees

What is a tip pool? Best Wage And Hour Lawyer Answer: A tip pool is known by a few different names, including tip sharing, tipping out, tip pooling, shared tipped jar or tip pot. Essentially, tip pooling is typically done in the service industry when the employer...

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