The growing number employer-employee disputes in California also lead to an increasing figure of labor related cases filed in courts. In addition, with the civil rights of the workers threatened to be violated by those self-serving and intimidating employers, more and more law firms have engaged in the legal arena to provide their services to…
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Certain Situations When One Would Need To Hire An Employment Lawyer
If you have ever been discriminated against when applying for a job, or at your current place of employment, then you may wish to hire an employment lawyer to help assure that your rights are protected. These rights include rights as a person, employee and your rights to privacy. If you have been wrongfully terminated…
Employment Law – New Legislation – Age Discrimination and Maternity
On 9th March 2006, the government in the UK published the final draft of one of the most important pieces of employment legislation since the 1970s. This legislation came into force on the 1st October 2006. The legislation applies to employees of all ages, at any point during the employment relationship (from recruitment to retirement)…
Employment Law – Unfair Dismissal – Refusing to Accept Changes in Terms
The case of Anwar v Cambridge Housing Authority [2007], concerned an employee who was asked to accept changes to the terms of her employment which would have been very detrimental to her. The employee subsequently brought proceedings against her employer alleging unfair dismissal. The employer denied the fact that the employee had been unfairly dismissed….
Employment Law – Maternity Leave – Nature, Capacity, Place
The case of Blundell v Governing Body of St Andrews Catholic Primary School and Another [2007], concerned a woman who claimed that she was discriminated on the grounds of her pregnancy. Regulation 18 of the Maternity and Parental Leave (etc) Regulations 1999 (“the Regulations”) provides: ‘(2) An employee who returns to work … is entitled…
Employment Law – Constructive Unfair Dismissal – Specific Complaint – Grievance
The case of Lambrou v Cyprus Airways Ltd [2007], concerned an employee who alleged that he was constructively unfairly dismissed. The employee was employed by Cypriar Tours Ltd (“Cypriar”), which was a subsidiary of the employer. The employee was employed as a computer operator from the 23rd of January 1989. However, from the 1st of…
Employment Law – Transfer of Undertakings – TUPE – Subsidiaries
The recent case of Millam v Print Factory (London) 1991 Ltd [2007], involved a dispute relating to the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 1981 (“TUPE”). The employee was employed by Print Factory Ltd (PF). The holding company of PF was taken over and subsequently sold to M Ltd by way of a share…
Shropshire Employment Law Solicitor Warns About Protecting Staff From Stress In The Workplace!
Shropshire Employment Law Specialist at Martin-Kaye Solicitors, in Telford, warns that staff must be protected from stress in the workplace. The warning comes after a UK woman was awarded over £130,000 after she suffered a nervous breakdown brought on by pressure at work. The case was a timely reminder for employers that they must take…
Telford Employment Law Solicitor Warns Bosses To Check Staff’s Contract Before They Fire Them
Telford Employment Law Specialist in Shropshire warns employers of the risks involved in relying on written warnings when firing employees. “You may have reached the stage where you know your employee isn’t right for the job – you’ve given them numerous written warnings and believe it’s time to let them go. But even though you…
UK Employment Law
An EU Green Paper entitled, ‘Modernising Labour Law to Meet the Challenges of the 21st Century’ may bring about a re-drafting of UK Employment Law. The modernisation of labour law is seen to support the European Union’s objectives of full employment and greater labour productivity and has been designed to promote and encourage flexibility and…
What is Retaliation Under Massachusetts Employment Law
Pursuant to Massachusetts law, the word retaliation is defined as; an employer taking and adverse action against an employee as a result of the employee conducting some form of protected activity. Retaliation is a separate claim from discrimination, it can be found in Massachusetts General Laws in chapter 151B. The word retaliation is not actually…
What is Sexual Harassment in The Workplace?
Sexual harassment is unlawful under federal and state statutes. You may have heard the expression that distinction between sexual harassment and no sexual harassment is dependent on the attractiveness of the perpetrator and to a large extent this is true. If the conduct or environment is sexual in nature and it is unwanted then it…
An Overview of Compromise Agreements
Legal documents that are used in cases of redundancy or dismissal by offering payment agreed under certain conditions are generally termed as compromise agreements. Employers generally use compromise agreements to speed up the process of ensuring that a dismissal will not affect the employer in the future. Once an employee has agreed to the conditions…
Defending Your Rights Under the Employment Laws
With the changing times and increasing accounts of job-related disputes comes the need for various laws that focus on resolving these particular issues. Along with this, the employment force must be able to fully understand their rights under the pre-existing law provisions and utilize them to protect their own interests. Specifically in Los Angeles, the…
Employment Law 2008 Update For Businesses & Illegal Workers
You must always protect your business. UK employers have been warned that if they take on illegal workers they could face a prison sentence and / or massive fines. That is the message from a new campaign launched by the Government to promote new rules which took effect this month. It is vital that companies…
Harassment in the Workplace
Under the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and the Age Discrimination Employment Act (ADEA) of 1967, discriminatory practices and behaviors in the workplace are forbidden. One common form of employment discrimination is harassment, both sexual and otherwise. The American Heritage Dictionary defines harassment as: “the act of…
Employment Law Versus Human Rights Law – The Saga Of CCTV Cameras
It comes as no surprise to many that the UK has more CCTV cameras per person than anywhere else in the world; leading human rights lawyers to warn that their almost constant use in our everyday lives raises data protection and wider privacy concerns, since they can be used in an intrusive way. But what…
How to Prevent Negligent Hiring Lawsuits
In an age when employers have an increasing number of incidents of workplace violence due to negligent hiring practices, employers are finding themselves caught in expensive lawsuits because they did not develop a pre-employment screening procedure that was sound and had the best interest of the safety of their employees and customers. Had these employers…
Employment Law – Know the Facts and Hire the Best Lawyers to Protect You
By far one of the most litigious areas of law is employment law, every employer knows that if you make a mistake here, it can cost you years of profits, lots of stress or even your company’s reputation in the industry or your local community, as these types of lawsuits nearly always end up in…
Employee Criminal Background Checks Protect Your Business and Family
When you decide to hire a new employee for your business or to work around your home it is becoming a mandatory part of the hiring process to do new employee criminal background checks. The cost in damage to both your business and you home can be too great not to do this with every…