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“At Will” Doesn’t Mean “No Legal Protections” “At will” means your employer can terminate you for any reason and at any time—or for no reason at all. An employer can also change the terms of your employment at any time—including your salary, benefits, or vacation time. At its worst, the […]
Your Employer Can’t Use Mass Layoffs To Fire All Its Older Workers A “reduction in force” is a term used to refer to firings and mass layoffs. Companies often take this action during economic downturns, when the company is trying to pivot to something new, or when they’ve encountered major […]
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 […]
The Coronavirus Pandemic Is Forcing Workers to Make Difficult Choices In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, millions of workers throughout the US are being asked to make a difficult choice: forego a paycheck, or go to work and risk contracting coronavirus. Personal protective equipment such as N-95 masks, gloves, […]
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, […]