If you feel like your employer is making too many demands on your time, you might wonder if there is a law that determines how many hours per week is considered to be full time. Full-time employment is not legally defined, however. What is considered to be full-time is up to your employer and your
You may have been asked for a doctor’s note by your employer when you have taken off from work because you were ill. You might wonder whether there is a law that concerns a requirement by employers for doctors’ notes from their employees. Employers are allowed to ask their employees to get notes from their
If you have recently lost a loved one, you might be granted bereavement leave by your employer. This type of leave allows you to take time to make funeral arrangements, attend your loved one’s funeral, and to take care of certain post-death tasks. While a large number of employers offer this type of leave to
If you are a statutory employee, you might wonder how overtime pay is calculated. Overtime pay is calculated at one-and-one-half times your hourly rate. This means that you must be paid your regular hourly rate along with an overtime premium of one-half of your rate for each hour that you work during a work week
Most workers have jobs in which they have vertical relationships with their supervisors or managers. This means that you report to your supervisor, and your supervisor has the authority to make decisions, including whether to terminate your job. If you have been fired for insubordination, you might wonder whether your employer was allowed to take
Losing your job can be frustrating. If you have recently lost your job, you might be worried about how you will be able to pay your bills while you look for another job. Unemployment benefits might be available to you if you are unemployed if the reason for your unemployment is not your own fault.
In New Jersey, businesses are able to establish the differences between part- and full-time employees in terms of benefits and pay. However, companies must set the differences according to the requirements of state and federal laws. Swartz Swidler can explain the laws that govern part- and full-time work. What are full-time workers? While full-time work
In New Jersey, determining what constitutes a part-time job is not straightforward. There isn’t a law that defines what part-time work is, and the determination is instead left up to employers. The attorneys at Swartz Swidler can answer questions about whether workers should be considered to be part-time workers at their particular jobs. Defining part-time
In Pennsylvania, workers have protections and a method to enforce the payment of their paychecks under the Pennsylvania Wage Payment and Collection Law. This is an employment law that employees can use to secure the payment of compensation and wages that they are owed from their employers. While the law does not create a substantive
If you lose your job, you may be able to recover unemployment benefits to help you to meet your basic needs until you are able to find a new job. Whether you might be able to receive unemployment benefits will depend on the manner in which you were separated from your position. In some circumstances,