Key Takeaways: Philadelphia business lawyers help employers draft employment contracts that courts will actually enforce: clear terms, lawful restrictions, and proper signatures protect a company when disputes arise. An experienced lawyer can tailor each agreement to state and local laws, remove risky language, and update terms as the business grows....
Key Takeaways: If a manager suggests that your job, promotion, or schedule depends on accepting sexual advances, you do not have to wait for them to carry out a threat before reporting it. Document what happened, use an appropriate reporting channel, and keep records of your employer’s response. What Is...
Key Takeaways: A severance offer gives you more to consider than the payment amount, such as the employment restrictions, health insurance costs, and claims that your employer wants you to release. Before negotiating, review those terms and decide which changes matter most to you. Are You Entitled to Severance Pay?...
Key Takeaways: Repeated slurs, unwanted touching, and threats can make it difficult to do your job. And when this severe and pervasive harassment involves a protected characteristic, such as race, sex, or disability, it may also create an abusive and unlawful hostile work environment. What Makes a Work Environment Legally...
Key Takeaways: An employer can deny a work-from-home request, but Philadelphia employment lawyers note that the reasons must hold up under disability law. Remote work may qualify as a reasonable accommodation when a worker can still perform the job’s main duties remotely. Employers may say no if in-person tasks are...
Key Takeaways: Harassment can follow you into team chats, video meetings, or personal messages after work. Offensive messages, inappropriate images, discriminatory remarks, and repeated unwanted contact can create a hostile work environment even when you work remotely. If this happens to you, document the conduct, save relevant communications, and report...