Performance improvement plans are supposed to help employees succeed. That’s the theory, anyway. Your manager sits you down and explains where you’re falling short. They outline specific goals. You get a timeline, maybe some training resources. In a perfect world, you improve, and everyone moves forward. We’ve seen too many cases where PIPs serve a
When valued employees leave your company, they take more than their personal belongings with them. They’re walking out with knowledge, relationships, and often access to sensitive business information. The real challenge? Protecting what belongs to your business without crossing legal lines. What Qualifies As A Trade Secret Here’s something that surprises many business owners: not
I Think My Boss Is Asking Me To Do Something Illegal. What Counts As Illegal Activity? Illegal workplace requests come in many forms. At Eric Siegel Law, we’ve seen employees pressured into falsifying financial records, lying to government regulators, hiding safety violations, destroying documents under subpoena, or participating in fraud schemes. Some examples include being
Joint ventures can be fantastic business arrangements when they work. You get to pool resources with another company, share the risks, and go after opportunities that would be impossible on your own. But when they go south? They can get ugly fast. At Eric Siegel Law, we’ve seen just about every flavor of joint venture
Washington, DC, is different from most places when it comes to protecting workers from political discrimination. Federal law won’t help you if your boss fires you for your political beliefs. But the District has its own rules. At Eric Siegel Law, we regularly work with employees who’ve faced bias because of their political views, and
Your boss made a discriminatory comment last Tuesday. Does that mean you’re working in a hostile environment? Not necessarily. At Eric Siegel Law, we talk with employees every week who’ve dealt with uncomfortable or offensive situations at work. The legal bar for a hostile work environment is higher than most people realize. What Maryland Law