Performance Improvement Plans – Don’t Quit Your Job!
Your employer put you on a Performance Improvement Plan because they want you to quit your job. Don't resign! Keep reading to learn how to respond to your PIP. Table…
Worried You’re About to Be Fired? Talk to an Employment Lawyer Now.
Worried you’re about to be fired? You’re probably right. Talk to an employment lawyer now. An employment lawyer can't stop you from getting fired. But we can help you position…
3 Mistakes Employees Make When Reporting Discrimination or Harassment to HR
Complaining to HR about discrimination or harassment is nerve-racking enough on its own. Make sure the company can’t ignore your complaint. Avoid these three mistakes when reporting to HR. Trying…
Workplace Exclusion – 3 Questions to Ask Yourself When You’re Targeted
Have your colleagues started to exclude you purposefully from work meetings or social events you used to be invited to? Your initial reaction might be confusion or rationalization. Maybe they…
Human Resources Exists to Protect the Company
Human Resources Protects the Company, Not the Employees No matter how friendly your company’s HR representative may be, always remember that their job is to protect the company. Not you.…
Can My Employer Fire Me for that Social Media Post?
People often contact employment lawyers because their empployer fired them for something they posted on social media. Often it is a racist meme about the Black Lives Matter movement, or…
Don’t Abandon These 5 Employment Documents on Your Work Computer
As an employment lawyer, I represent many people who have recently been fired. Many of them never see it coming. They no longer have access to their work computer or…
Anti-Asian Discrimination in the Workplace
Incidences of racism and discrimination aimed at Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have spiked in American workplaces since the emergence of the coronavirus in the spring of 2020. Spike…
Sexual Harassment Continues in the Remote Workplace
Sexual Harassment Moves Online As many white collar workers continue to work remotely from home, sexual harassment continues to plague the workplace. Harassers who harass over Zoom may employ different…
LGBTQ Discrimination Under the Guise of “Free Exercise” of Religion.
Should Virginia employers be able to use their religious beliefs as an excuse to engage in LGBTQ discrimination against employees? Of course not. Employment discrimination laws should prohibit all employers…