Salary History Disclosure
Salary History Disclosure During your job search, someone may ask you for your salary history. This is a tough position to be in, especially if you are hoping for a significant pay increase over your last job. Revealing your salary history could compromise your position in pay negotiations. It’s important to respond in a way […]
Settlements
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Settlements The vast majority of cases settle before going to trial. Settling avoids adding more legal fees to your case and the uncertainty of a trial, and allows you to move on with your life. However, before deciding to settle you should make sure it’s right for you and you should know […]
Employer Bankruptcy and Lawsuits
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Employer Bankruptcy and Lawsuits Note: You as the plaintiff in an employment case may take advantage of some of the Bankruptcy Code’s protections for creditors. Although you would obviously prefer not to have to pursue your claim against your employer in the bankruptcy court, you should not simply abandon your claim without […]
Taxation in Employment Cases
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Employer Bankruptcy and Lawsuits Tax law can be very complicated and it can affect the amount of money that you ultimately receive from an employment case. For example, the taxes you pay on damages from your case may be higher than the taxes you would have paid on money from employment. There […]
Damages
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Damages The purpose of damages is to put an employee back in same place they would have been if it weren’t for the employer’s actions or inaction. There are several ways a court tries to do this, including back pay, front pay, and punitive damages. To learn more about damages and your […]
Class Actions
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Class Actions An employment class action occurs when an employer has wronged a large group of employees or applicants. To simplify and speedup the case, all the lawsuits are joined together into a class action. Though class actions are faster than having a trial for each individual lawsuit, a class action on […]
Attorney Fees
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Attorney Fees This page provides answers to the following questions: Will a lawyer charge me for an initial consultation? If so, how much? Some do, some don’t. It may also depend on whether you were referred to the lawyer through a referral service that has a special arrangement with that lawyer for […]
Federal Agencies
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Federal Agencies 1. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights2. U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division3. U.S. Department of Labor4. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)5. Employee Benefits Security Administration (ESBA) (formerly Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration)6. U.S. Equal Opportunity Employment Commission (EEOC)7. U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board 1. U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW #1150Washington, DC 20425 […]
Filing Claims with Government Agencies
PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS Filing Claims with Government Agencies This page provides answers to the following questions: How do I file a claim with a government agency? A claim must generally be made in writing to the federal or state agency. Some agencies, such as the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), require you to mail a charge […]
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