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What Should I Do If I Was Just Sued By My Employee?

by Brian Spitz | Oct 11, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

“My employee just sued me!” If you are reading this, you are probably the owner, CEO, manager or boss at a company and just had the person that gathers the mail or faxes run into your office with a notice of claims that one of your employees is suing or threatening to...

Employment Law: Avoid Hiring The Wrong Attorney

by Brian Spitz | Oct 10, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

No one wakes up in the morning hoping to get wrongfully fired and need to hire an attorney. However, if you are searching “what should I do if I was fired from my job today,” the answer is to find the most experienced and best employment lawyers that you can find....

Some Delivery Drivers Are Exempt From Arbitration … But Which Ones?

by | Sep 28, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Ahh, the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), stripping rights from employees since 1925! While it was created as an alternative to litigation with the hopes of making a resolution faster and easier in commercial disputes, it was judicially broadened to cover all disputes...

Does A Coworker’s Porn Create A Sexually Hostile Working Environment Claim?

by | Sep 15, 2022 | Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Sexual Harassment Attorney Answer: By itself, probably not. But just like every other question you ask an attorney, it depends. Let’s dig into the “it depends” a little deeper by looking at the United States Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals’ recently released opinion in...

How Much Proof Does My Employer Need To Fire Me?

by | Sep 13, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Firm News, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

The focus of today’s blog will be a recent case that deals with employment at-will, wrongful termination, various forms of discrimination and what it takes to win an employment law claim. However, the most important aspect of today’s blog will not be found in or even...

Yes, Employers And Their Attorneys Lie

by Brian Spitz | Sep 2, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, 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, Wrongful Termination

A lot of people like stores that provide a good return or refund policy. “Don’t like the results after 90 days, send the rest back and we’ll give you a full refund.” I’m embarrassed to say that I know someone that returned a kitchen table set to Costco six years after...

Can I Be Fired For Bad Attendance After Reporting Discrimination Or Harassment?

by | Aug 30, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

As our employment attorneys at Spitz, The Employee’s Law Firm have discussed previously, retaliation claims are considerably easier to prove than race/color, religion, gender (including pregnancy and LGBTQ+ status), national origin, and disability discrimination...

The EEOC Will Not Help You Properly Fill Out The Charging Form

by Taurean Shattuck | Aug 22, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sexual Harassment, Wrongful Termination

Recently, our employee’s rights lawyers have blogged about various reasons why you shouldn’t file charges with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) alone. (Best Law Read: Don’t File With The EEOC On Your Own; It’s Bad To File With The EEOC Without A...

Can My Employer Discredit My Claims By Using Alleged Criminal Activity Of Which I Was Never Convicted?

by Patricia Brandt | Aug 12, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

The short answer is it depends. There are very limited circumstances where such evidence can be used, and your employer would be the burden of convincing the court that such evidence of prior bad acts falls through that narrow window. Whether the court will allow such...

Why Having Skilled Employment Attorneys Is Critical

by | Aug 10, 2022 | Age Discrimination, Disability Discrimination, Employment Discrimination, Employment Law, Equal Pay Act Claims, Family Medical Leave Claims, Federal Law Update, Gender Discrimination, LGBTQ Discrimination, Military Status Discrimination, National Origin Discrimination, Non-Competition Disputes, Pregnancy Discrimination & Maternity Rights, Race Discrimination, Religious Discrimination, Retaliation, Sales Commission Disputes, Sexual Harassment, Wage: Minimum Wage, Wage: Overtime, Wage: Tipped Employees, Whistleblower Claims, Workers' Compensation Retaliation, Wrongful Termination

Readers of this blog know just how complex the world of employment law can be. Today, we review a case out of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California that shows why it is so critically important that you seek out an experienced employment law...

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