Failing to provide reasonable accommodations to disabled employees can lead to fines for Delaware corporations. The American Disabilities Act (ADA) requires that companies who hire disabled workers have in place--or be willing to institute--accommodations that help...
After a severe injury or illness, the long-term disability (LTD) benefits your employer provides you with can be the essential benefit you need to get by. While the benefit may be specifically for this kind of situation, earning the benefit may not be as easy as you...
Delaware employers typically enjoy significant leeway when it comes to managing their workers. However, they are not allowed to terminate employees for any reason that violates local, state or federal law. If you have been a victim of wrongful termination, you may be...
Inappropriate behavior and incidents of sexual harassment could contribute to a hostile work environment at a Delaware office. Assumptions that sexual harassment only happens in specific industries might be incorrect, as incidents occur in many business environments....
Sexual harassment remains a problem in the workplace even decades after lawmakers established sanctions against such behavior. As time progress, technology changes, and the workplace environment may change. Many employees and contractors work at home and access...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is designed to protect retirees who are entitled to collect employee benefits. However, the insurer has the right to deny any claim if the applicant cannot show proof of a qualifying medical condition or if the claim...
Sadly, for all the gains made in recent years, sexual harassment remains a very real and serious problem in the workplace. If anything has changed, it is just how prominent and visible efforts to fight it have become. Thankfully, this has helped to make people more...
Many companies in Delaware only offer their employees at-will employment. What this means is that an employee can get fired anytime that the employer sees fit. This often happens with little or no notice no matter how long an individual has worked for the company....
For Delaware workers who have been subjected to workplace discrimination, there might be a preconceived notion that the only way to file a legal case is if they were terminated. If a person is terminated because of gender, sexual orientation, age, national origin or...
The workplace is supposed to be safe, secure and free of bullying. However, in too many situations, it is not. Many people understand that sexual and racial harassment along with retaliation often occurs to employees on the job. Sadly, but not surprisingly, it...
