by Mimi Soule | Mar 13, 2020 | Americans with Disabilities Act, COVID-19 / Families First Coronavirus Response Act, Discrimination, Employee Leave, FMLA, Legal Risk, OSHA/Safety, Wage and Hour
All employers, no matter how small, are required under NC and federal law to provide a safe working environment for their employees. To meet this legal obligation, employers should create a plan to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to avoid exposing employees and...
by Jennifer Vuillermet | Aug 26, 2019 | Discrimination, Employment Policies
CA Becomes First State to Ban Natural Hair Discrimination: While CA Leads the Way, All Employers Are Encouraged to Take NoticeWe know—For North Carolina-only employers, what happens in California stays in California. However, the Golden State is often a harbinger of...
by Soule Employment Law | Sep 1, 2018 | Americans with Disabilities Act, Discrimination, Employee Leave, Employment Policies
Employers like to lean on their well-crafted policies and practices. Normally, this is beneficial and ensures consistency across operations. But, what happens when a company’s policy in an area like the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), is, well, bad? You...
by Mimi Soule | Jul 15, 2018 | Discrimination, Legal Risk, Unemployment Benefits, Wage and Hour
The majority of small businesses end up in a sticky legal issue not because they intended to do anything wrong, but simply because they were not aware that their decision could lead to a potential employment claim or government audit. Our Firm’s mission is to...
by Soule Employment Law | Jul 1, 2018 | Discrimination, Legal Risk, NLRB/Union
I often hear employers utter variants of the following in one conversation: “Well, this is an at-will state, so I can fire them if I want,” later followed by “Like I said, this is a right-to-work state, so I can fire them any time!” However, these two terms are not...
by Soule Employment Law | May 1, 2018 | Discipline/Termination, Discrimination, Employment Policies
You did it; you finally fired that problem employee. You pat yourself on the back and kick your feet up on your desk. Yet, ominous clouds roll in, and you find your celebration short-lived. The now ex-employee has launched an attack on your office’s sanity—calls,...
