A construction warranty can help protect a building owner and the builder from future legal action if a construction defect is found. Although a warranty isn’t required, it can be included in the contract. Very little law regulates how warranties should be used. As a result, Pennsylvania law protects home… read more →
Employees sue employers for many different situations. Therefore, trying to share all the reasons to sue your employer feels like an impossibility. This is neither a complete nor exhaustive list of the types of lawsuits employees file. Regardless, here’s a round up of these common reasons to sue your employer.… read more →
Celebrating a holiday after being fired can seem impossible. And yet, everyone else expects you to show up, be the life of the party, and have fun. It can be a really difficult experience. Losing your job can change everything. Suddenly, vacations are not a given, future bills loom, and… read more →
Suing your employer or any company for negligence can be quite a tightrope walk. Not only must you prove that your employer had a duty towards you, but that they also intentionally allowed the problem to occur. Negligence lawsuits are more often filed in certain industries, such as the medical… read more →
“Get it in writing” guides nearly every business agreement that starts out verbally because no one knows the future and how a connection may sour. Verbal agreements are harder to prove because the actual words agreed upon are not documented. But certain situations and surrounding facts can be used to… read more →
Employers often face legal action for interfering with the employee right of FMLA leave. FMLA interference occurs when an employer blocks an employee’s use of FMLA or disciplines an employee for using FMLA. Blocking an eligible employee’s use of FMLA or retaliating against an employee who used FMLA approved leave… read more →
Employment law endeavors to minimize instances of unlawful firing by outlining workplace standards for employee treatment in various scenarios. Due to the nature of at-will employment, both employers and employees can benefit from the ability to end an employment relationship at any time. However, termination should never result from illegal… read more →
Workplace bullies often target other employees for a number reasons. The bully can be anyone, whether a manager, coworker, or even sometimes a client or contracted worker. As with children in the schoolyard, a bully wants to put down others to make themselves appear better. Workers who bully can be… read more →
Overtime is confusing. Sometimes you’re eligible and sometimes you’re not. Meanwhile, no one seems to know what rights the employer has and what rights you have. More than ever, questions are floating around about overtime wages so keep reading to get those questions answered. But first, let’s check out the… read more →
Determining what rights an employee has when it comes to an employer’s dress code depends on the situation. Employees who identify as part of a legally protected class may also receive certain protections when it comes to an employer’s dress code. To recognize if this is the case, an employee… read more →