by Kirk Angel | May 3, 2019 | Employment Law
My Answer: North Carolina is an employment-at-will state where most employees can be terminated at any time for any reason. In North Carolina an at-will employee can only file a legal claim for wrongful termination if there was an unlawful motive for the termination....
by Kirk Angel | Mar 7, 2019 | Employment Law
My Answer: Yes an employer can terminate an employee on FMLA as long as the termination has nothing to do with the FMLA. Yes an employer can terminate an employee over the phone. The real issue is: why were you terminated? If you believe the termination was motivated...
by Kirk Angel | Mar 5, 2019 | Employment Law, General
My Answer: Yes. In fact your daughter can be terminated for not working scheduled hours. North Carolina is an employment-at-will state where an employee can be terminated (or subjected to any other discipline) for good reason, bad reason or no reason at all. This...
by Kirk Angel | Feb 8, 2019 | Employment Law
My Answer: First off, this is something that you should not have to put up with at work. Second, this certainly sounds like unlawful sexual harassment although these things are complex. Third, there is a “defense” to sexual harassment claims that...
by Kirk Angel | Feb 8, 2019 | Employment Law
My answer: The first thing you need is a legal claim. Employers have no legal duty to treat employees fairly. North Carolina, is an employment-at-will state which means you can be fired for any reason and there is no liability for the employer unless there is an...
by Kirk Angel | Feb 6, 2019 | Employment Law, General
Two things are important for you to know in this situation. First, if you bring a report of sexual harassment in good faith to your employer, you are protected from retaliation for having brought that report. Second, once you bring forth a report of sexual harassment...
