There are many ways employees can be wrongfully terminated, which is illegal and can involve discrimination, harassment, contractual breach or retaliation. Employers in Delaware are never legally allowed to fire someone due to their gender, disability, age, race or...
Delaware’s at-will employment standard is surmountable
The at-will standard is a common Delaware employment law hurdle. Thankfully, with experience and practice, hurdles can be cleared — even legal ones. Increasingly, people slapped with wrongful terminations can and do fight back. What is at-will employment? When people...
Understanding the concept of termination for cause
Losing your job can come as a scary moment for most people. Even if your employer fired you for a valid reason, no one wants to face the prospect of losing their source of income. Understanding the concept of termination for cause in Delaware can help employees decide...
Were you unfairly fired?
If you have recently lost your job in Wilmington, Delaware, you realize that it can be one of the most stressful experiences you can endure. That only multiplies if you lost your job unfairly. If you believe you unfairly lost your job, you may have the right to pursue...
You lost your job. Was it wrongful termination?
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...
You lost your job. Was it wrongful termination?
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...
Hygienists compensated after age-based wrongful termination
Wrongful termination can happen in many ways in Delaware and across the country. People can lose their jobs because of their race, religion, sexual orientation or age. For people who have been negatively impacted in their job due to these and other factors, it may be...
What is your health insurance worth?
When business professionals are let go, laid off, or terminated due to downsizing or restructuring they are often offered a severance package. While many can see the obvious benefits of receiving stock options or getting their salary for a longer period of time, few...
Sexual harassment following the Weinstein verdict
For many Delaware employees, the Harvey Weinstein trial and guilty verdict might seem remote. However, Weinstein's prosecution and subsequent guilty verdict demonstrate a new awareness of the problems of sexual harassment in the workplace. In the era of #MeToo, more...
What is an employment termination hearing for public employees?
The due process clause of the 14th Amendment guarantees that no state put into effect a law that deprives any person of “life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.” What this means when it comes to employment law is that all public employees must receive...
