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In today's job market, non-compete agreements have become a common component of employment contracts. While these agreements are intended to protect employers by restricting employees from joining or starting competing businesses for a period of time after leaving a company, they can also have se...

Understanding Your Initial Employment Paperwork: What to Look for and How to Protect Your Rights Starting a new job is exciting, but it often comes with a mountain of paperwork that many employees skim over. This is understandable—between the excitement of the new role and the pressure to get st...

For several decades employees that worked in the Fifth Circuit, which consists of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, were substantially limited in the discrimination claims they could pursue compared to other employees around the nation.  The Fifth Circuit had required that an employee suffered a ...

The rise of the gig economy has brought about a new wave of opportunities for individuals seeking flexible work arrangements. Independent contractors in Mississippi, like many others across the globe, have embraced this trend as a means to supplement their income or achieve financial independence...

Religious discrimination in the workplace can be a difficult and sensitive issue to navigate for both employees and employers. It is essential for both parties to understand their legal rights and responsibilities and to take proactive steps to prevent and address religious discrimination. In thi...

The simple answer is yes if you work in Mississippi, but you might have other claims if this happens.  47 out of 50 states protect workers who file workers compensation claims in good faith according to a state by state survey. Some states have 

On numerous occasions we have employees who have either already secretly recorded a conversation or want to know if they can legally secretly record conversations with their employer.  It is always better to ask a lawyer this question prior to making the recording because the answer varies depend...

There are many pros and cons to both salaried and hourly employees. Salaried employees of course enjoy the security of a guaranteed check at an amount that can be expected regardless if they work less than 40 hours a week. This sense of security must have value in itself.  Getting paid the same a...

When giving a consult to potential clients for an employment case, one of the first questions that almost always comes up is "How much is my case worth?"  The potential client is trying to determine what they could receive in a settlement or what they could receive if they are success at trial.  ...

When an individual applies for unemployment compensation the Mississippi Department of Employment Security ("MDES") sends a notification to the employer asking for an explanation as to why the individual's employment was ended.  Depending on what the employer informs MDES is the reason for the em...

On June 29, 2022, the Supreme Court issued an Opinion in Torres v. Texas Department of Public Safety that found that states do not have sovereign immunity from military discrimination claims under USERRA.

On April 28, 2022, the United States Supreme Court  issued an Opinion holding that claims for violation of the Rehabilitation Act cannot include remedies for emotional damages or punitive damages.  The Court held that claims under the Rehabilitation Act must be limited to damages that could be re...

On May 23, 2022, the United States Supreme Court issued an Opinion holding that a party opposing arbitration does not have to show prejudice to prove waiver.  One of the ways employees fight employers that are trying to force their employment lawsuit into private arbitration instead of a jury of ...

American Freight Management Company, LLC, which does business as American Freight Furniture and Mattress, has agreed to pay $5 million to women previously denied jobs in sales or warehouse jobs according to the EEOC.

On January 21, 2022, United States District Judge Jeffrey Brown has entered an order blocking the Biden administration's vaccine mandate for federal workers.  The particular mandate is anticipated to cover 3.5 million workers.  Presently, the Biden administration has asserted that 98% of federal ...

As an employment law firm that primarily represents employees our firm does not go a week without a potential client contacting us after they have quit because they contended their work environment was so terrible that they had no choice but to quit.  What those individuals do not realize is that...

At least once a month our office receives a call from a potential client that claims he or she has been wrongfully terminated while under the care of their doctor.  However, what many people do not realize is that a doctor's excuse is not what gives them protected leave from work.  It is laws lik...