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After an employee loses his or her job and applies for unemployment benefits, Employers have many different motives for challenging the employee’s right to unemployment benefits. One motivation, for example, is that employers who repeatedly termina… Read More

Employees who work at shipyards or city ports—or on tankers, oil rigs or similar locations—are often wrongfully denied overtime wages which they are legally entitled to receive. The employers typically argue that the employees are not entitled to… Read More

Covenants not to compete (often referred to simply as “noncompetes”) have become ubiquitous in employment agreements, particularly for executives and other mid- to high-ranking individuals. The long standing status quo regarding non-competes in t… Read More

Our law firm has received calls from both employees and employers describing the following scenario: Employee alleges a promise was made by the employer (or prospective employer); Employee claims to have acted in reliance on that promise; and After d… Read More

“I worked at my company long enough and have earned the minimum requirements to be eligible for unemployment insurance, so why am I being denied benefits? And what can I do about it?” Many employees are caught off guard when they receive a notice… Read More

When deciding to leave a job, the expectation of receiving unemployment insurance benefits understandably plays a large role in an employee’s thought process. While many employees understand their rights regarding these benefits, we have found that… Read More

In November of 2011, our law firm filed a lawsuit on behalf of a group of furniture installers claiming unpaid wages. The defendants consisted of two related furniture installation businesses—AMI Installations, LLC and Installation Enterprises, Inc… Read More

Time and time again an issue comes up as to whether or not a Federal Employee has provided adequate medical Documentation in conjunction with that employees request for reasonable accommodation. I regularly have employees tell me that they are not go… Read More