Author: Murphy Law

ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF COVID-19? In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home has become the new normal for many employees. But many businesses are also pushing to return to normal, even in areas where the outbreak still isn’t contained. Many workers are facing increasing pressure to […]

AND WHAT YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT The Equal Pay Act is a federal law that requires men and women working substantially equal jobs to receive equal pay. The law covers salaries as well as other types of compensation, such as insurance benefits, stock options, bonuses, and commissions. However, despite […]

YOU CAN’T BE FIRED FOR BEING TRANSGENDER OR GAY On June 15, 2020, the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision: that LGBT employees are entitled to protection from discrimination at work under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. The wording of the law states that workplace discrimination is […]

UNDER THE WARN ACT, YOU GET 60 DAYS’ NOTICE—BUT THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS The WARN Act, or Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, requires employers with 100 or more employees to provide 60 days notice of large-scale layoffs and plant closings. The purpose of this advance notice is to give employees […]

What the Law Says About Recalling Workers from Furlough In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic, approximately 20% of workers in the United States were laid off or furloughed—but most of these workers said their employer planned to hire them back. Now that states are reopening, many employers are calling […]