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,
Some jobs require employees to travel frequently, and they might wonder if they should be paid for all of the time that they spend on their business trips. Workers are entitled to receive payment for some of the time that they spend traveling, but they are not entitled to receive payment for all of their
In the states of New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, people have a deadline by which they must file legal claims, If you do not meet one of the narrow exceptions, your case will be dismissed if you miss the deadline. It is crucial for you to make certain that you file your employment law
Severance packages are becoming increasingly common as more companies choose to downsize or make cuts. Workers who are laid off from their jobs may wonder what they might expect from their severance packages such as how much money they might expect to receive. If you are offered a severance package by your company, the attorneys
No matter where you work, the thought of losing your job is likely something that you dread. If you work for a company that has a labor union, you might receive a severance package if you are laid off or forcibly removed from your job. If you are offered a severance package, it is important
While it is thankfully rare, some workers receive paychecks that bounce from their employers. It can be insulting to be given a check that bounces by your employer. Receiving a check that bounces might mean that you have trouble taking care of your family or paying your bills. Some employers habitually write bad checks to