Employment Protection Act states that most interactions between employer and employee can be discontinued at will. This means that an employer has the right to discontinue the employee contract at any given time. The only exception, in the employee termination laws and regulations, to the at-will doctrine stems from a contract that specifies a certain […]
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Restrictive covenants or non-compete clauses are pretty standard in this day and age but they imply limitations for an employee upon leaving their position in a company. Such a clause prevents a worker from starting their own company or joining the competition after acquiring skills, trade secrets and qualifications at their current place of employment.
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Most people have to take a leave of absence from work at one point or another during their career. In most cases, a leave of absence from the workforce is medical-related. Whether you are injured in a car accident, recently had a baby and looking to build a bond or have an illness that will
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The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act is a key piece of legislation that affects employment law. This blogpost will provide a broad overview of the Act and what it entails. The Fair Wages and Healthy Families Act (the “Act”) was voted into law by Proposition 206 on November 8, 2016. The Act raised the
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You are at work when you receive a call from your child’s school. Your child is vomiting and is running a fever, and the school is demanding that you come to pick your child up immediately. There is a problem, however. Your employer is not adequately staffed today and would need to close the business
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