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Can I Be Fired Even If I Did Some Things Right? Yes, your employer can legally fire you for performance issues—even if you had some successes along the way. That is exactly what happened in Uttarwar v. Lazard Asset Management LLC, 2025 WL 704278 (2d Cir. 2025), where...
Timing can make or break your rights under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA“). Imagine this: you’re juggling health issues, work stress, and the pressure to leave a toxic job, and then you file for FMLA—after you’ve resigned. Unfortunately, that’s not enough to...
You are on FMLA leave, recovering from surgery or caring for a loved one, and then the unexpected happens—your employer tells you your job has been eliminated due to a reduction in force (RIF). Is this legal? The answer depends on whether the RIF is legitimate or just...
Think you are untouchable at work because marijuana is legal in your state? Think again. Employers can—and often do—enforce drug-free workplace policies regardless of state laws. This stark reality played out in the case of Sharon Mundy v. City of Pittsburgh 2024 WL...
It is no secret that adoption can be a lengthy and often confusing process. Understandably, one of the major questions families considering adoption face is, “Can I take maternity or paternity leave for adoption?” In classic legal fashion, the answer is “it depends.”...
Yes, employers can retaliate, but that doesn’t mean it’s legal. Picture this: you file a complaint about employment discrimination or take FMLA leave to care for a loved one. You think you’re doing the right thing. But instead of a gold star for following workplace...
Workplace violations like employment discrimination, wrongful termination, or employer violations of the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) are incredibly stressful. Unfortunately, many employees think they can take on their employer alone. But as the case of Carla...
As employee’s rights attorneys are fond of saying, it depends. When your leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) ends but your health still prevents you from returning to work, you might qualify for additional protections under Americans with...
To sign or not to sign—that is the question that confronts every employee facing the final act of their employment. Whether 'tis nobler in the mind to accept the severance offered and, with it, the loss of potential claims, or to take arms against the uncertainties of...
“Former Blue Cube employee Elizabeth Cerda was fired for earning wages for time she did not work and threatening to expose her co-workers to COVID-19.” So starts the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit’s recent opinion in Cerda v. Blue Cube...