Richard Celler
Most employers abide by all state and federal laws, engage in fair trade practices, and make an effort to provide a safe working environment for workers. What happens though if you uncover evidence that your employer is violating the law or is engaging in fraud or misconduct? For an employee, such a discovery can create […]
As an employee in the United States you are protected by a number of important state and federal laws. Some of these laws prohibit unwanted conduct in the workplace, such as the various anti-discrimination laws. Others provide you with certain benefits and set standards for the workplace. The federal Family and Medical Leave Act, or […]
To the rest of the world, America is often viewed as a “work, work, work” society… While it is true that Americans tend to work long hours and that employers have not historically been very “family friendly,” those attitudes are starting to change. In addition, the law is starting to see the benefit of requiring […]
Until very recently, gay and lesbian couples were prohibited from legally marrying on almost all states in the United States. After decades of fighting for the right to marry, the LGBT community was finally victorious earlier this year (2015) with the historic decision handed down by the Supreme Court of the United States in Obergefell […]
Although we have come a long way in the United States from the days when discrimination in the workplace was the accepted norm, workplace discrimination does still occur far more often than many people realize in the U.S. If you find yourself to be the victim of employment discrimination you may have the basis for […]
Passed in 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, frequently shortened to “Sarbox” or “SOX”, is a fderal law that was passed as a response to a series of high-profile financial scandals that occurred around the turn of the 21st century at companies including Enron, WorldCom and Tyco that shook investor confidence. The goal of SOX was to […]
The average life expectancy in the United States has almost doubled over the last century. As a result, the American workforce has also aged. An older workforce has created a number of “issues” for both workers and employers, including age discrimination in the workplace. Consequently, one question we are often asked it “ I was […]
At one time in United States history it was not only common, but was also legal, to discriminate in the workplace on the basis of race, color and/or national origin. Thankfully, federal law has made race/color/national origin discrimination illegal now for several decades; however, there are still employers that do engage in racial discrimination in […]
If you have recently been terminated from your job you are likely dealing with both the emotional impact the termination had on you and the financial ramifications of suddenly being unemployed. If the termination was unexpected and, in your opinion, unjustified, you may also be angry at your employer and the situation in which you […]
Prior to passage of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, or FMLA, workers in the United States were frequently faced with the very real possibility of losing their job and/or job related benefits when faced with a family or medical crisis. Fortunately, that concern has been eliminated for workers who are eligible to take […]