Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Part 2 The second paid leave provision included under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA") is the Emergency Family and Medical Leave Expansion Act ("Expansion Act"). The Expansion Act expands the Family and...
Families First Coronavirus Response Act - Part 1 On March 18, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Families First Coronavirus Response Act ("FFCRA"). The FFCRA includes two paid leave provisions. One being the Emergency Paid Sick Leave Act. This blog will...
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. With this declaration, novel questions of employment law have been brought to the forefront. Many employers are wondering what actions are legal during this pandemic, whereas many employees...
A person's employment can be terminated for a wide range of reasons. A job termination can sometimes be justifiable under the law, even if an employer did not give the employee a reason for the termination of their job. However, there are also certain situations in...
Let us say that you were recently hired as the assistant to the strength coach in the athletics department of a small college in New England. You are the first woman to hold that position.You get along well with the coach, who hired you, but conflict between you and...
Non-compete agreements are usually part of an employment contract or presented upon separation. These agreements prohibit an employee from working for a competitor or engaging in a related business after that employee is separated from his/her employer. A non-compete...
When your employer does not choose you for a promotion, it can be disheartening and discouraging. It is even worse when it is a discriminatory choice. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission states that it is unlawful for an employer to make promotion...
If you experience sexual harassment at your job, you do not need to put up with it. Sexual harassment is unlawful behavior. There are laws that protect you from sexual harassment in the workplace, including Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act. Rhode Island even...
When accepting a job offer, or even a promotion, you need to understand the differences between being compensated on an hourly versus on a salary basis. Both payment methods offer their own individual benefits to an employee and have their own advantages and...
In 1990, the United States enacted the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). The ADA was implemented with the purpose of protecting individuals with disabilities from discrimination in all areas of life including, but not limited to, employment, schools, and...
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