A Background Check For Employment: Know Your Rights

Posted on April 9, 2014 in Employee Rights

Posted on March 27, 2014 in Employee Rights

Truckers: Know Your Rights Under the Surface Transportation Assistance Act

Posted on March 23, 2014 in Employee Rights

Employee Rights: How Your Benefit and Pension Plans Are Protected

Posted on March 15, 2014 in Employee Benefits, Employee Rights, Pension & Retirement Benefits

Not so long ago, Lebau & Neuworth attorneys represented a long-term employee who was terminated one day before his 20th employment anniversary, which would have increased his pension benefits by more than $150,000. Read More

Employment Discrimination and Retaliation Claims: A Reminder

Posted on March 8, 2014 in Counseling & Assessment, Discrimination & Harassment, Employee Rights, Workplace Retaliation

We have blogged in the past on the importance of always considering pursuing a retaliation claim with claims for employment discrimination. In addition, when being subjected to employment discrimination, one should also seriously consider complaining about the discrimination in order to obtain the protection of laws prohibiting retaliation. Read More

Update: The Plight Of Adjunct Faculty Members

Posted on March 4, 2014 in Employee Rights

In January, we blogged on the Plight of Adjunct Faculty Members. What is an adjunct faculty member? Most colleges and universities rely on adjunct, part-time, faculty members to teach their students. Read More

Truck Safety: Your Rights, Protected by U.S. Law

Posted on March 1, 2014 in Employee Rights

The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals last month held that a truck driver could go to trial for being unlawfully fired when he complained in his trucker driving log about a steering problem, even though the trucker wrote down the wrong cause, based on what he’d heard from a mechanic. Read More

Reference Check Questions: What You Need To Know About Reference Laws In Maryland

Posted on February 24, 2014 in Employee Rights

Maryland workers often call Lebau & Neuworth with reference check questions: specifically, they have questions about what an employer can and cannot say with respect to providing references. Read More