EEOC-Employment Law

Can social media affect my employment law claim? We are going to answer that for you in this blog. “Free speech” in the employment setting is a loaded term. Private employers don’t have First Amendment concerns. There is no constitutional…

Memphis Magazine March 2019: Face of Employment Law READ MORE by: Memphis Magazine Employment lawyer, Alan Crone, has been recognized as the Memphis Magazine Face of Employment Law! We are incredibly honored to have Alan recognized with such a great…

Under the ADA, employees are protected from disability discrimination in the workplace. However, employers don’t have to hire an employee who can’t do the job, regardless of whether or not the employee has a disability. Essential job functions are used…

In any instance of human inter-personal relations, either social contracts, commercial transactions etc., misunderstanding, disputes or conflicts are inevitable. The modes in which these conflicts gets resolved has seen a huge transformation over the years. This is when mediation comes…

In 2008 the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) was amended becoming effective on January 1, 2009. The amendments to the ADA still maintain that covered employers are required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so…

When it comes to hiring and firing it is important to consider that, the law recognizes two types of employees: contract employees and employment at will employees. “At-will” employees can be fired at any time and for any reason (with…

A plaintiff who is successful in a breach of contract dispute or claim is entitled to compensatory damages for such losses that arise naturally from the defendant’s breach of contract. Alternatively, a successful plaintiff may be entitled to damages that…

Most employees work all of their adult lives attempting to save for retirement. Some are wildly successful in putting away vast sums of money to coast through retirement. Others barely break even toward the end of their lives. In planning…