Sentences with phrase «claims against the employer such»

The employee usually agrees not to pursue any potential legal claims against the employer such as wrongful discharge, discrimination, or disputed wages.

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Fortunately, such claims are almost invariably pursued against the employer (and their insurers) rather than against the individual teacher or lecturer.

Further, where an employee discusses pay because she feels that she has been discriminated against, any action taken by the employer to stop such discussion will give rise to a victimisation claim.

Making such a unilateral change amounts to a breach of contract, known as a constructive dismissal, which is a claim against your employer for severance pay even though you were not formally fired.

Such factors include the length of employment of the employee, whether the employee is a salaried or an hourly worker, and the potential value of any of the employee's potential legal claims against the employer.

If your injuries resulted from the negligence of a subcontractor, a product manufacturer or some outside agency such as a delivery service, you may have grounds to file a personal injury claim against the liable third party, in addition to a workers» compensation claim through your employer's insurance company.

29 % of all accidents at work were considered «moderate» injuries — such as broken bones or fractures — and serious enough for workers to make a claim against their employer.

A new university study and the ever - increasing use of wireless devices, such as the BlackBerry, could result in a flood of lawsuits against employers for creating an allegedly dangerous environment where unpaid overwork is required for success, promotion and job security, a leading law firm warns -LSB-...] Giving rise to possible claims, is a recent study by Gayle Porter, Associate Professor of Management at Rutgers University in New Jersey, which suggests possible liability for companies if they keep their employees on «electronic leashes» as part of their job requirements.

In the event that another party that is not your employer, such as the building architect, engineer, or the manufacturer of a defective product, is found responsible for your construction accident, one of our Massachusetts personal injury lawyers can help you file a construction accident claim against the liable parties.

Our lawyers also help our disabled clients with disability claims against employer - sponsored long - term disability insurance policies such as AFLAC and pension benefits.

Construction workers who are injured on the job may have the right to a legal claim in the form of workers» compensation action against an employer or site supervisor, third parties such as architects, engineers, manufacturers of equipment, or via a personal injury or wrongful death case.

Employers have to be especially careful when making adverse employment decisions, such as firing or demoting, because such decisions could open the door for potential retaliation claims against the employer if the subject employee is a member of a «protected class.»

Several federal statutes with regards to whistleblower claims have been enacted to protect employees who speak out against employer wrongdoings, such as the Sarbanes - Oxley Act, Title VII, and OSHA.

The duty to «act reasonably», in seeking and accepting alternate employment, can not be a duty to take such steps as will reduce the claim against the defaulting former employer, but must be a duty to take such steps as a reasonable person in the dismissed employee's position would take in his own interests — to maintain his income and his position in his industry, trade or profession.

On the point about the availability of a victimisation claim against the potential employers, the court said (at para 92) that such actions could be difficult in practice and it was doubtful that Parliament intended the victimisation action to weaken the remedies that the employee should have against the original employer.

Hopefully the process for making a claim against an employer will offer employees a more effective method to collect unpaid wages and other moneys owing from negligent employers, and also make it less desirable for employers to attempt to evade such payment claims.

In a situation such as the one above, the victims may attempt to put forth a claim against the trucking company if they can establish that the driver was engaged in the employer's business when the accident occurred.

When someone dies as a result of the negligence of another, such as an employer, the deceased's family has a claim against the negligent party.

An employer can fire an employee who has brought a lawsuit against them, unless that lawsuit was brought under Title VII, and the firing is a retaliatory action for filing such a discrimination - based claim.

(b) Reductions in premiums shall be available if all named drivers who are 25 years of age or older: (1) Have committed no traffic offenses for the prior three years or since the date of licensure, whichever is shorter; (2) Have had no claims based on fault against an insurer for the prior three years; and (3) Complete one of the following types of driving courses: (A) A course in defensive driving of not less than six hours from a driver improvement clinic or commercial or noncommercial driving school approved by and under the jurisdiction of the Department of Driver Services; (B) An emergency vehicles operations course at the Georgia Public Safety Training Center; (C) A course in defensive driving of not less than six hours from a driver improvement program which is administered by a nonprofit organization such as the American Association of Retired People, the American Automobile Association, the National Safety Council, or a comparable organization and which meets the standards promulgated by the Department of Driver Services pursuant to subsection (f) of this Code section; or (D) A course in defensive driving of not less than six hours offered by an employer to its employees and their immediate families, which course has been approved by the Department of Driver Services.