Severance agreements often serve the company’s best interests and offer terminated employees as little as possible. Nonetheless, there will always be room for negotiation, and during the process, employees need to remember the do’s and don’ts to protect their rights...
When customers buy a product or service, they expect it to meet certain standards. If doubts about quality arise, customers might feel let down and even deceived. This can give rise to legal battles where customers seek compensation for their dissatisfaction....
Every company has its own unique approach to record-keeping and payroll processing. Each decides how much to pay its workers, how to schedule them and also how is maintains necessary employment records in order to comply with federal law. Many businesses now use...
Many businesses often overlook the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). This may be due to its complexity, resource constraints or lack of awareness about its requirements. However, disregarding FLSA compliance can lead to legal repercussions. As it sets the standards for...
Employers follow specific company rules and guidelines when hiring, establishing a work environment and managing how employees should work. This ensures uniformity and fairness among workers. However, certain circumstances compel some employees to request adjustments...
If you are interested in investing, you could be a target for securities fraud. It is a term used for various illegal schemes crafted to manipulate financial markets and deceive investors, including foreign currency fraud, broker embezzlement and investment fraud....
When employers wrongfully misclassify an employee as an independent contractor, that can hurt the worker in numerous ways. By labeling employees as independent contractors, employers create the illusion of independence while stripping away crucial labor protections....
In an at-will employment state like Virginia, employees can quit their jobs and employers can terminate their employees without advance notice or reasonable cause. However, that does not necessarily prevent the terminated employee from making a wrongful termination...
Litigation is one of several ways to resolve business disputes. Some people hesitate to use it, but there will be times when this approach might become your best course of action. Here are signs it is best to resolve a business dispute through litigation....
Buying a house for the first time is a life-changing event for any individual. But while you know what type of house you want or how many bedrooms and bathrooms you want there to be, there are real estate concepts that you might not be familiar with as a first-time...
