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In the event you lose your job to a layoff or termination, your employer might offer you a severance agreement that provides you severance pay and other benefits. However, in return, you would give up the right to sue your employer, which you might not want if you...
A work environment is crucial to a worker's ability to accomplish their job in a time-efficient way that is up to workplace standards. A peaceful, calm and nurturing work environment full of encouragement will often result in happy workers who produce higher quality...
Everyone has the right to feel comfortable in their Florida place of business. However, many workers across all industries find themselves victims of on-the-job sexual harassment. While sexual harassment alone may lead to a toxic work environment, many victims of it...
Whether you are expecting a new child or have an immediate family member with a serious illness, you may feel torn between your work obligations and your family’s needs. You may worry that taking time off to help will jeopardize your employment and your health care...
In today's work environment, everyone has an opinion on non-compete clauses. Some belief it to serve as a great way for employers to protect the vital information and valuable players who make their business run, while others criticize them as unfair and exploitative....
If you learn of abusive or other illegal behavior at your workplace, you may feel bound by your conscience to reveal this conduct as a whistleblower. Doing so may cause retaliation against you, so you may want to consider seeing if other people in your workplace want...
Across the country, employers everywhere attempt to create a safe workspace that all employees can enjoy. Unfortunately, employers cannot control every action of their employees and may sometimes even accidentally - or even intentionally - contribute to a...
Not everyone that works for an individual or a company is an employee. Some are independent contractors. Since these workers do not enjoy the same kinds of benefits as regular employees, you should know if your employer is classifying you as an independent contractor...
If you count on your regular paycheck to live, you are far from alone. In fact, according to a recent study, 56% of Americans live paycheck-to-paycheck. Many individuals also have more credit card debt than they do savings. Your paystubs likely list the deductions...
As a worker, you have likely at least heard the term "noncompete agreement" before, even if you have not worked with one yourself. Many people have mixed opinions about these agreements and what they do. Like everything in business, there are two sides. While...