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Paid Leave for American Workers—With Very Broad Exceptions Public health experts agree that all workers who can stay home should stay home. For some, that means working from home. But what about those workers who can’t work from home—and for whom staying home means foregoing a regular paycheck? This situation […]

And Can Your Employer Fire You If You Do? In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, as some workers self-quarantine and adjust to working from home, others are continually asked to put their health on the line to keep essential services running—including warehouse and mail delivery workers, grocery store employees, […]

The PAWPCL Protects Your Rights Getting fired is stressful enough. But what happens if your employer fires you—and then never sends your last paycheck, or withholds your severance pay? It’s not supposed to happen, but it does. And when it happens in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law […]

Always Have Your Severance Agreement Reviewed by an Attorney Being laid off can be devastating—but a good severance package can take the edge off. Severance packages continue the relationship between employer and employee for a period of time beyond the termination of employment—for instance, by extending your benefits and giving […]

Think Carefully Before Signing Away Your Right to Sue You just got hired—and you’re thrilled about your new job. But when you receive your new employee packet, tucked in there with the rest of the documents you have to sign is an arbitration agreement. It says you can’t take your […]