by Joey Niskar | Apr 23, 2018 | Updates
A familiar scenario that I encounter as an employment discrimination lawyer: You have a family member with a disability, but for one reason or another, you do not qualify for leave under the Family & Medical Leave Act. You need time off from work to attend to or...
by Joey Niskar | Apr 20, 2018 | Updates
Your employer, or a possible new employer wants you to sign a non-compete agreement. It will effectively prohibit you from working for a period of time if your employment ends for any reason. And, the employer is not offering to pay you any extra money to sign the...
by Joey Niskar | Apr 5, 2018 | Updates
You have been denied a job, denied a promotion, or fired from a job, because the boss feels that you are too young to hold the position. Is that unlawful age discrimination? Yes. And, no. The federal law on point, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act...
by Joey Niskar | Apr 4, 2018 | Updates
You are being sexually harassed by a customer or client of your company. Can the company be held responsible for that sexual harassment? Yes. But, like many other situations involving sexual harassment, the employer’s liability is not automatic. An employer...
by Joey Niskar | Apr 3, 2018 | Updates
You need a leave of absence from work. Are you entitled to one? Maybe. If you need a leave of absence due to your own medical condition, to care for an immediate family member who has a medical condition, to bond with a newborn baby, or to care for military service...