On behalf of Samuel J. Cordes | Mar 30, 2020 | Employment law
By Samuel J. Cordes The New Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act has now become law. It provides about $260 billion in enhanced and expanded unemployment insurance benefits (UC) to millions of workers throughout the country who are being...
On behalf of Samuel J. Cordes | Mar 23, 2020 | Employment law, Firm News
While COVID-19 is a public health crisis, it has also become an economic crisis with devastating effects for workers across the nation, and especially in the Pennsylvania and Ohio regions. COVID-19 has left many vulnerable workers questioning what protections they...
On behalf of Samuel J. Cordes | Mar 20, 2020 | Firm News
Facing discrimination in the workplace is bad enough, but when an employer retaliates against an employee for making a complaint or taking some other legal action, then it becomes a serious situation. It is against the law for an employer to retaliate against an...
On behalf of Samuel J. Cordes | Mar 18, 2020 | Employment law
While finding out that you are pregnant can cause many joyful emotions, it can also be a source of anxiety. This is especially true if you are working. Sooner or later, you are going to have to inform your boss that you are pregnant so that you can arrange for...
On behalf of Samuel J. Cordes | Mar 9, 2020 | Sexual Orientation Discrimination
If you identify as any type of sexual orientation under the umbrella of the lesbian, bisexual, gay, transgender or queer community, then you may worry about how current employment laws could affect you. NPR noted recently that the Trump administration changed several...
