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Are You Entitled to Commission After Quitting or Getting Fired?
Many jobs earn not just a wage but also other forms of earnings. Some sales jobs and other types of employment, for example, can earn workers commissions, or an amount of money based on performance. A commission is usually a percentage amount of sales and is paid at regular intervals, …
11 Tips on How to Negotiate a Job Offer
If you’ve just been offered a new job, you might be wondering how to start your new career with the best employment contract. Negotiation of your job contract not only sets the tone for your professional relationship with your employer, but it also determines your career trajectory.
…Documentation Required for Wrongful Termination Cases
Losing a job is always devastating, but it is even worse when you feel you have been fired unjustly. Luckily, the law protects workers from wrongful termination. If you think you may have a wrongful termination lawsuit, there are a few steps you should take, including reaching out to …
Can You Be Fired for Supporting a Coworkers’ Discrimination Claim?
Discrimination can occur in any workplace. When it happens to a colleague, you may be asked to support their claim. If you have seen evidence of workplace harassment, unfair demotion or dismissal due to discrimination based on a worker’s sex, race, religion, sexual orientation or other characteristics, you may want …
You’re Fired: Can You File for Wrongful Termination?
Being fired from a job is always painful, but suspecting you were unfairly treated and affected by wrongful work termination can be even more devastating. Wrongful termination laws are meant to protect workers from this situation, but unfortunately, discriminatory firing still occurs.
Wrongful termination refers to termination that violates an …