Employment Law

This a question the attorneys at Weisberg Cummings, P.C. hear often. We believe it comes up so frequently because there is usually a difference of opinion between an injured worker who is in pain and the employer- or insurer-selected doctor examining the employee.

If you have been injured at work …

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 …

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 …

How Does Maternity Leave Work?

In the workplace, you can’t be discriminated against because you’re pregnant or have recently had a baby. You also can’t be terminated or discriminated against because you may have a baby at some point in the future. These are all examples of sex discrimination — …

“Congratulations! You’ve been hired!”

After the job hunting, resume editing and interview process, landing a new career opportunity is exciting. Before you start to celebrate, however, you still need to complete the paperwork. Part of the onboarding process will involve signing your employment contract. At this stage of the …