Before your upcoming medical procedure, you asked your boss if you could take FMLA leave to recover. You got approval, but now that you feel ready to return to the office, you learned you do not have a position to return to. Chron explains how FMLA leave and job...
Termination
What the CROWN Act means for ethnic hair discrimination
Persons of color know this scenario all too well: They adopt an ethnic hairstyle only to be told by their employer in Delaware that they must change their hair or risk losing their jobs. However, Delaware is one of 12 states that has enacted the CROWN Act, an...
What counts as wrongful termination?
In an at-will state like Delaware, your employer can fire you any time without notice. Most of the time, the people who lost their jobs don't have the grounds to file a wrongful termination lawsuit. However, there are a few exceptions to this rule. When can you file a...
Wrongul termination and age discrimination
Wrongful termination can come in many forms in Delaware and elsewhere in the United States. These include wrongful termination based on age. A recently decided case involving air traffic controllers and wrongful termination illustrates how age discrimination can play...
Some examples of wrongful termination
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...