As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am often asked by employers if they have to let an injured employee work from home if they ask. If you have an employee who suffers an injury and requires surgery that prevents him or her from driving to work for several months, that may constitute a disability […]
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As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am often asked if overtime is required by law. Overtime is required at least under federal law by the FLSA and it’s required for certain enumerated employees, but it’s easier to determine who isn’t eligible for overtime because there is a specific list of types of employees who […]
As an experienced Media Employment Attorney, I get questions all the time from clients about employees that applied for leave but haven’t returned yet. You have an employee who became ill and required some time off from work and you provided that time off from work. Assuming that the FMLA, which is the Family Medical […]
As an accomplished Media Employment Lawyer, clients come to me all the time with questions about their supervisor, and what can they do if they are engaging in inappropriate conduct. If the supervisor is an individual that’s engaging in the inappropriate conduct with regard to either bullying or sexual harassment or conduct, then you have […]
As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am often asked about how employers can terminate a long term employee if they can no longer perform their duties. If you have a long term employee who is no longer performing the functions of his or her job, you can terminate them. However, you need to be […]
As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am often asked about terminating an employee because a company is restructuring. Companies that are undergoing a restructuring or reorganization oftentimes need to downsize and that requires the elimination of certain employees. You can eliminate employees under these circumstances, you just need to make sure that the decision […]
As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I will occasionally be asked how an employer can terminate and employee without giving them severance benefits. A lot of employers offer severance payment to their terminated employees thought it isn’t required under state or federal statute. One of the benefits that employers find in providing the severance payment […]
As an experienced Media Employment Attorney I am consistently asked about the best way to terminate an employee. As an employer, when you’re faced with a decision of whether or not to terminate an employee you need to determine first what type of employee you have. The status of your employee will either be at […]
As a dedicated Media Employment Attorney, I get questions all time from clients about harassment in the workplace. Harassment in the workplace in Pennsylvania is a very serious condition. It can take place in a number of different ways. It can be based on gender, age, a particular bullying conduct, and it takes many forms. […]