by admin | Jan 23, 2018 | Employee Rights, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
It is not always easy to determine if you are being sexually harassed in the workplace. Sexual harassment, especially when it is happening to you, isn’t always clear-cut and obvious. It is quite nerve wracking and frightening. It could be among other various...
by Mike Goldstein | Sep 26, 2016 | Employee Rights, Employment Discrimination
When an employee cannot physically perform the essential function of their position, but can perform light sedentary work, an employer needs to consider providing an alternative position to the employee or at least consider placement in a sedentary position in another...
by Mike Goldstein | Mar 31, 2016 | Employee Rights, Employment Discrimination, Sexual Harassment
Often times when someone starts a new job, they are made to sign a stack full of papers. Typically the new employee does not read these documents, and included in them is an agreement that if there is a dispute in work, the employee waives his or her right to sue the...
by Mike Goldstein | Jan 29, 2016 | Employee Rights, Employment Discrimination
In Massachusetts most employees can be fired for any reason or no reason at all. However, there is an exception to this rule and that is that your employer can not retaliate against you and fire you as a result of asserting a right that the law allows. Below are the...
by Mike Goldstein | Jan 16, 2016 | Employee Rights
Losing a job due to no fault of your own is traumatic enough. The financial concern is great, and even if you are laid off and can collect some small portion of unemployment benefits, your family can suffer a serious financial hardship. How many people could have been...
by Mike Goldstein | Dec 26, 2015 | Employee Rights, Employment Discrimination, Wrongful Termination
If you work for a company in Massachusetts and you do not have a contract for a specified period of time at a particular wage rate, then you are considered an employee at will. What does this mean? Well, it is quite simple, your employer can fire you for any reason or...
