You might think that highly successful and professional doctors do not face sexual harassment, but it occurs far more than most people realize. An orthopedic surgeon is a highly trained medical care provider, yet a recent study published in the journal Clinical...
A significant percentage of female orthopedic surgeons said they had experienced sexual harassment during their residency training, according to a study conducted by the Ruth Jackson Orthopaedic Society. The study consisted of an anonymous 12-question survey...
Laws against sexual harassment at the workplace are designed to protect employees. Organizations in Delaware should be trained to handle cases of sexual harassment, such as the one currently involving EDward Gaming. Sexual harassment at EDward Gaming A former employee...
After losing your job, you probably face a wide variety of questions. Will the loss of your job damage your career? Can you find a new position? How will you support yourself and your family? If you suspect that your employer fired you without reason, you may face one...
People who report wrongdoing in the workplace are often referred to as "whistleblowers." Employees in Delaware who are considering becoming whistleblowers may be interested in an ongoing case in North Carolina. The lawsuit involves a former nurse who says that she was...
Today’s blog post at the long-tenured Delaware employment law firm of Martin D. Haverly targets a relatively narrow and specific audience. Namely, that is the workplace demographic of higher-tier (read executive) employees. That worker realm is notably confined when...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) sets minimum requirements for benefit plan eligibility and protects any assets placed in those plans. After a certain amount of time working for your Delaware employer, you may find yourself needing to file a claim...
If it looks like a duck and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duck. We would ask Delaware readers of our Wilmington employment law blog at Martin D. Haverly to please excuse our reference to a most time-worn and arguably overused maxim. The duck analogy,...
Can you imagine a company in Delaware or anywhere else that seeks to operate successfully without a written go-to source of materials that set expectations and detail policy specifics concerning key work-related matters? We didn’t think so. In fact, any...
We note on our website at the established Delaware employment law firm of Martin D. Haverly in Wilmington that most benefit plans administered through private employers are governed by a comprehensive set of federal laws and regulations. Those relevant rules and...
