To call out an injustice or to shine a light on illegal acts by your company can lead to a lot of stress and uncertainty. As a whistleblower, you have rights that your supervisors and employers cannot restrict. According to OSHA, your employer cannot retaliate against...
Taking action when you are the victim of retaliation
Experiencing retaliation at your workplace may interfere with your productivity and morale. Putting a stop to illegal behavior might require the intervention of people outside of your employer. When you know how to respond to retaliation, you can confidently identify...
What employee benefits are you entitled to?
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...
One key thing you should do when appealing a disability denial
Dealing with long-term disability insurance is rarely simple. This is especially true when it comes to filing an appeal – a process that can feel like endless paperwork entangled in many hard-to-remember rules. However, there is one important element that anyone...
Have you faced discrimination in the workplace?
Workplace discrimination can happen during an interview, shortly after you started a new job, or after 20 years of working for a company. Discrimination can happen to anyone, in any job industry. If you believe you were mistreated, denied a promotion or terminated...
ERISA and employees everywhere to celebrate a birthday
This September will mark 45 years since the Employee Retirement Income Security Act was made federal law. Before ERISA, employers weren’t bound by many rules for promises to employees about retirement plans, and they could break those promises almost with...
