Blog Posts in June, 2014

The purpose of the workers' compensation benefits program is to allow workers to be compensated for injuries they sustain at work, without having to prove fault. The benefit of this program for the ...

If you signed an arbitration agreement that broadly covers "employment-related issues," then most likely you can be forced into arbitration. Many employees have attempted to fight being compelled into ...

It seems that mediation has begun to emerge as the preferred form of alternative dispute resolution in employment discrimination cases. There are certainly advantages for both parties, including more ...

In nearly every employment discrimination case, the defendant employer alleges that the employee filing the lawsuit engaged in some type of conduct that led to the discipline or termination of which ...

Consider an employer suddenly faced with the admission of an employee that he is an alcoholic. It would be reasonable for the employer to become concerned about that employee's ability to perform his ...

That is the issue being decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in the next few days. This decision will no doubt have an impact on employment discrimination and retaliation laws in our country. The issue ...