Employer Liability Prevention

When a complaint is made to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against your company, you will need to defend against that charge. You will receive notification within 10 days of the complaint being made. Remember that this is nothing more than...

Employers have to be sure that they are in compliance with various laws as they go about their normal work activities. One of the things they need to do is to ensure that they are providing reasonable accommodations to workers who have disabilities. The standard for...

Businesses must ensure that they are compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. This might not always be an easy feat, but doing this can help you to prevent lawsuits and other negative actions against your company. You might think that your small business...

Employers have to protect their workers and their company. This can sometimes be a difficult line to walk because what is best for the company might not be best for the workers, and what is best for the workers might not be best for the business. When either of these...

It is up to employers to ensure that their employees don't have to deal with discrimination of any sort. When there are claims of discrimination, they have to be handled immediately or they can spiral out of control. One of the most effective ways to ensure that your...

We recently discussed some of the things that you need to include when you are coming up with an employment contract. These points can help save your company from litigation if something happens and the other person doesn't abide by the terms of the contract. It also...

Women who are pregnant will sometimes worry about having to tell their employer that they are pregnant because they might think that the announcement will result in negative employment actions. You must make it clear in your company that it is illegal for anyone to...

Your business is your livelihood. Not only this, but your employees count on you. Protecting your company from liabilities, especially those in employment-related areas, is part of your responsibility as a business owner. There are a lot of things that you have to do...

Employers in Pennsylvania need to take note of a new ruling by the state high court that makes them liable if sensitive personal information belonging to their employees is breached and misused. It's not yet clear, however, exactly what measures employers are expected...

If you're a Pittsburgh contractor, you strive to limit liability at all costs. But thanks to a November ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit, dodging liability will now be more challenging. The New Orleans Appeals Court judge ruled on Nov. 26 that...