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Happy Independence Day weekend everyone! Bertelson Law Office wishes you relaxing long weekend!On a day when we give thanks for the liberties fought by the first generation of Americans, we think about the freedom they were seeking. In addition to the pursuit of a...
By Andrea R. Ostapowich Bertelson Law Offices, P.A.Following are the published opinions involving unemployment compensation from August 1, 2012, through November 13, 2012. All three opinions involve employees who quit their employment.Timing of Quitting Wiley v....
June 7th, 2013 | Kate Thomas | Source: Workplace Fairness 87% of polled Americans believe it’s illegal under federal law to fire an employee just because that employee is gay or lesbian. They’re wrong. A new report demonstrates how 40 years of advocacy have yet to...
By Juliet Eilperin, Published: June 10, 2013 at 2:01 pm Source:Washington Post President Obama made a point Monday of commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, calling for more action to close the wage gap between men and women. Making a reference to...
By Erika Christakis, June 04, 2013 From: Time (online)The announcement last week that women are now the primary breadwinners in 40% of American households unleashed the usual reflexive responses. Attempting what looked like self-parody, Fox News featured an all-male...
From: The Los Angeles Times, April 8, 2013Employers are frequently using monitoring software to make their employees more productive at work, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times, part of a series about the “Tougher Workplace.”Although the Constitution...
Bertelson Law Office has a successful history of reviewing, evaluating and strategically negotiating severance agreements, “buy-out packages”, executive agreements and non-compete agreements. We can help you assess whether the package you were offered makes sense...
From: Forbes, March 7, 2013 By: Bryce Colvert The gender wage gap is a hot topic. So hot that President Obama’s first act when he took office was signing the Lilly Ledbetter Act, which give the victims of pay discrimination more time to file charges against their...
By Jennifer Ludden, NRP, February 5, 2013Twenty years after President Bill Clinton signed the Family and Medical Leave Act, workers’ rights groups say many employees still must choose between their family or their job. They’re marking the anniversary with calls to...
In this age of layoffs, employees are often presented with severance agreements when terminated. These agreements typically require individuals to release all potential employment law claims, including age discrimination claims under the Age Discrimination in...
