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Immigration Law

How NOT to Ask for Documents

27th January 2011
The Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) prohibits employers from asking for more documentation from employees than required.  Hence, the thought process of "if some is good, more is better" can be damaging and result in serious fines and penalties for b...
Author: Ann Allott
Employment Law

Federal Employment Law

18th May 2010
Federal various, declare, and the local laws forbid the discrimination against the employees and the candidates in the general conditions of job. Usually, the laws do it illegal to treat candidates or employees less favorably or differently because they ...
Author: MSPBattorneys
Immigration Law

Employers Are Facing Increasing Form I-9 Penalties

18th May 2010
Employers are facing increasing pressure not to employ illegal or undocumented workers. Company management needs to recognize that hiring only American citizens and authorized workers is a sound business practice. But sometimes the details of Form I-9, E...
Author: Ann Allott
Employment Law

Know the advantages of hiring a discrimination attorney

13th April 2010
US Laws state that discrimination on the part of an employer on the basis of certain grounds is illegal. These grounds include, but are not limited to, age, color, race, sex, religion, and national origin. If you have been a victim to such discrimination ...
Author: johnson23
Business Law

Workplace Discrimination Lawsuits - Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Matters

29th March 2010
What types of discrimination are workers in America protected from? Congress has enacted a series of laws which make it illegal to discriminate in the workplace because of gender, age, race, nationality or disability. The laws cover all aspects of employm...
Author: Penelope Stone
Employment Law

NJ Discrimination Lawyer: How He Can Help You

25th March 2010
If you are working in New Jersey, NJ Law Against Discrimination protects you against any bias at workplace. NJ employees are lucky enough to be protected by this law which is considered to be one of the most powerful and comprehensive civil rights law of ...
Author: Daniel Smith
Legal

English-Only Policy as a Form of National Origin Discrimination

15th August 2009
The Equal Employment Opportunities (EEOC) has continually scrutinized policies of some companies to implement English-only policies in the workplace. According to the title VII of the Civil Rights Code, an employer is prohibited from discriminating an ...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Business Law

How to Deal with Breach of Partnership Agreements

10th August 2009
Not all business partnerships pan out the way the partners (owners) hoped it would. Partnerships are actually a lot like marriage and sometimes marriages just do not work out.Naturally, there are conflicts and disputes that arise that have to be dealt wit...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Legal

Breach of Partnership and Its Legal Consequences

05th August 2009
Sometimes a dispute between two business partners can happen especially when one of them has violated a certain agreement. In this situation, a business should be dissolved to expel a partner, unless that the terms and conditions in expulsion is included ...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Legal

Importance of an Employment Manual

19th June 2009
Employee manual preparation is essential to every business. Without clear rules and policies, employers and employees could end up taking advantage of each other. Rules and policies should be set as to curb misunderstandings in the future. So even befo...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Legal

Wrongful Termination: Basis for Lawsuits

09th January 2009
Wrongful Termination Being discharged or fired due to reasons that may seem unfair may be considered as a violation of one of your rights. Even though employees in virtually all states work "at will," in which employees have a right to quit with or wit...
Author: Mesriani Law Group
Legal

Sexual Harassment: Gender Discrimination in the Workplace

18th November 2008
Almost every endeavor where men are engaged in (this includes athletics, employment, politics, and academics), women also possess the skill to perform equally and succeed. However, gender or sex discrimination has a very long history and until now, di...
Author: Mesriani Law Group