It certainly may be harassment but not all harassment is equal, or actionable. This means that your legal action will depend on the specific details of the comments being made. Comments about your clothing, appearance, body etc. being made by an employee of the...
Protecting Your Rights And Interests, No Matter The Issue
Year: 2014
Who Crafts a Severance Agreement?
Without exception, it is always your employer’s lawyer who prepares the severance agreement. That means that it is designed to achieve all of the company’s objectives, i.e. to get you to release any and all claims that you might have against your former employer in...
Can I be fired for looking for another job while employed?
If you are an at will employee, as most are, then, yes, you could be fired for looking for another job. As an at will employee, an employer can fire you for no reason or any reason as long as it is not a discriminatory reason. Your employer may perceive the fact that...
When to consult an attorney when you are let go?
Immediately! Don’t wait.Well, first, file your application for unemployment compensation benefits but then contact legal counsel. It is worth discussing the matter with an attorney, even briefly, to make sure that you have notbeen wrongfully terminated. This is...
Are you a Target For Termination?
Are you next on the list? How can you tell? These are normal concerns for any employee in the workforce, especially in a bad economy where every WSJ or NYTimes article foretells of more layoffs and corporate budget cuts. How can you protect yourself in this...
Hamilton Law Quoted in The Reporter
Ayesha Hamilton, Esq. of was quoted in The Reporter December 2013. Learn more about Kyle's Riess' story here: http://www.thereporteronline.com/general-news/20131204/teen-says-he-was-fired-because-of-disability
LGBT Rights in Pennsylvania
PA HB 300/SB 300: "An Act amending the act of October 27, 1955 (P.L.744, No.222), known as the Pennsylvania Human Relations Act, further providing for the title, for findings and declaration of policy, for right to freedom from discrimination in employment, housing...