At first glance, severance agreements may look like a generous offer. After all, your employer is giving you money that it does not legally owe you. But it’s important to remember that Companies offer severance agreements for a reason: to protect the company—not you. Severance agreements are contracts, and once you sign, you may be
Contracts are like relationship agreements for grown-ups—both parties promise to do their part, and if all goes well, nobody gets ghosted. Contracts (e.g., employment contracts or severance agreements) are meant to clearly outline each party’s rights, duties, and obligations. However, when one party suddenly vanishes or
As a plaintiff’s employment attorney, I have seen firsthand the frustrating
impact that non-compete agreements can have on employees. These
agreements often place significant restrictions on employees’ ability to
move freely in their careers and can limit their opportunities for growth
and advancement. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent
You might have read news articles or watched TikToks about “job hopping” — a term used to describe the practice of switching jobs often. This is arguably currently most present in the tech industry and is now being described by many as an advantageous tactic. Folks report
Summary: Determining whether an employee is able to be paid for time spent on call is a rather complex and fact intensive inquiry. Indeed, the absence or presence of a facts can be the difference in being owed thousands of dollars in unpaid wages. In this
While commissions and bonuses are subject to the various laws that regulate wages, such as the FLSA and the Texas Payday Law, they are unique in rather important manners. The most obvious way that they differ from hourly-based and salary-based wages is when they are considered “earned.” Put another way, if you are an hourly worker, your wages are considered earned as soon as you start working. If you have worked for an hour, you have earned an hour’s worth of wages. If you have worked half an hour, you have half of your hourly wage. It is simple. But this same inquiry varies dramatically with workers who earn their wages based on commissions.
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