Perhaps you work as a brick mason for a construction company that has recently come under new management. You recognized a hazardous situation and raised the issue with your supervisor who responded by giving you a low performance evaluation. A little background The...

There are special requirements for a severance agreement given to a departing employee 40 years of age or older. Such an agreement must be well drafted, or it may not stand up in court. About severance agreements An employer may provide a departing employee with a...

When you struggle to get up and go to work because of the attitudes and actions of coworkers or bosses, you may start to wonder about the definition of sexual harassment. Not all instances of sexual harassment are obvious at first. Taking notice of comments and...

Now that Pride Month has drawn to a close, you are probably thankful to live and work in Delaware. After all, you undoubtedly read more than one story about how bad it can be for members of the LGBTQ+ community who reside in other parts of the country. Unlike many...

Due to the unequal distribution of media attention, many people equate sexual harassment with physical assault. Though many cases of sexual harassment do include assault, this is not always true. Many instances do not include any physical contact at all. However,...

As someone who makes a living working in a Delaware restaurant, the chance that you have experienced some type of on-the-job sexual harassment is high. Research shows that while sexual harassment occurs across virtually all industries, it is especially problematic...

A whistleblower is someone who reports illegal activity to authorities. Typically, the situation involves an employer or other entity of importance. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, the False Claims Act is a whistleblower statute that allows for a specific...

After considering your options for responding to unsafe work conditions, you notified authorities of a workplace hazard your employer failed to address. You want to protect yourself against retaliation, but you do not know what to look out for. The United States...

Most victims of sexual harassment never come forward. Yet, many who do call attention to the treatment they receive while at work in Delaware or other parts of the United States wind up facing additional hardships after doing so. Research shows that many victims of...

Few life events have the potential to be both more exciting and more stressful than pregnancy. While you should enjoy planning for the arrival of your newborn, you also should not have to worry about losing your job. Regrettably, the number of pregnancy-related...