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Wrongful termination occurs when an employer ends a worker’s employment in a manner that breaches the law. One way to fight wrongful termination is to read your employment contract’s terms and keep a copy of this document. The importance of your employee contract Your...
Certain situations, such as unforeseen layoffs and abrupt company restructuring, force companies to part ways with their employees. While the law does not require an employer to provide severance pay to its leaving employees, it has been a practice in a lot of...
Going to court over compensation issues can be stressful, especially for the average employee with limited resources to fund representation. However, the Department of Labor and Industry (DLI) offers an alternative that does not require litigation: mediation. What is...
After establishing their skills, experience and potential, most workers naturally think their age is the least of their concerns in the workplace. Unfortunately, age discrimination is still rampant in the workforce today. Age discrimination can swing both ways. Senior...
Before you can start working at a new job, you must read and sign your employment contract. It generally contains standard clauses about your new position, including your job description, grounds for termination, compensation details, non-compete restrictions and...
Many if not most employees in the Twin Cities area work for employers who must follow the Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA. The FMLA gives eligible employees the right to take time off work, up to several weeks, without having to worry about termination or other...
The world of workers’ compensation law and disability law as it applies to the workplace can be confusing. Most people do not have much experience with either law until they are suddenly injured on the job. If you become disabled due to a workplace injury, what are...
Loving your job and where you work is a goal of many workers in Minnesota and elsewhere. While this is attainable, some employees are dissatisfied with their place of employment. Maybe it is not their ideal career. Possibly, they are unhappy with their current pay....
When a Minnesota worker is injured on the job and needs workers’ compensation benefits to cover for wage loss and medical care, the last thing they want to think about is if their employer will hold the claim against them in some way. Unfortunately, this does happen...
It is easy to take our good health for granted until we or a loved one become seriously ill or injured. Sometimes you need to take an extended leave from work for your own health reasons or the health reasons of an immediate family member. The Family and Medical Leave...