Transcript: 00:00:00 So potential clients come to me all the time and ask me, can I get more money when they are presented with a severance agreement? 00:00:10 And candidly, it depends. It depends on the facts of the situation and whether or not you have leverage. And what I mean by leverage is

 Transcript: 00:00:00 So wage theft can take many forms. First, we need to differentiate between an employee who is a salaried employee and an employee who is an hourly employee. So typically, the law would allow an employer to legally pay someone an annual salary as opposed to being hourly if they are a

 Transcript: 00:00:00 So, I have potential clients that come to me and say, “I’ve been a victim of sexual harassment at work. I’ve complained about it. There was an investigation. Something must have happened to my sexual harasser, but what do I do? I mean, I I I have to interact with the alleged

 Transcript: 00:00:00 Well, the answer is it depends. So, as an employee working for a company, there’s a concept called at will employment. That means you can be fired for any reason or no reason. And it could be the most morally reprehensible reason so long as it’s not unlawful. And what I mean

 Transcript: 00:00:00 Generally in virtually every state in the United States they are enforceable. However, they have to be reasonably drafted to protect the interests of the employer. So when I say interest of the employer, I mean a protectable interest. That is they cannot be overroad to the point where the employer is

 Transcript: 00:00:00 When a potential client comes to me and asks me whether or not their private life is subject to being analyzed and may affect their employment, usually it’s in the context of a social media post. Do they have the right to post whatever they want on social media and not be