The Law Offices of Thomas C. Walker
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The Performance Improvement Plan: PIP or IED?
Submitted By: Thomas C. Walker On: Nov 11th 2010
Category: Employee Rights
It sounds like such a positive, constructive approach: Give an employee with performance deficiencies a plan to become a more successful and valued contributor.
Constructive Discharge: An Outlaw Employment Separation?
Submitted By: Thomas C. Walker On: Jan 13th 2010
Category: Wrongful Termination, California
The "take this job and shove it" outlaw cry of the ‘70s doesn’t help employees much when it comes time to collect unemployment insurance or sue an employer for wrongful termination.
California EDD Unemployment Insurance – Real Money at Stake
Submitted By: Thomas C. Walker On: Dec 19th 2009
Category: Employment Termination, California
The employee-friendly days at California Employment Development Department (EDD), the state agency that handles unemployment compensation claims, seem to be over. California
Hostile Work Environments, Harassment and Discrimination Claims by Employees
Submitted By: Thomas C. Walker On: Dec 3rd 2009
Category: Workplace Safety and Health
Anyone who has suffered harassment by managers and co-workers knows how negatively it affects the quality of the employment relationship – often turning the workplace into a "hostile work environme
When Unfair Termination is a Wrongful Termination in California
Submitted By: Thomas C. Walker On: Nov 21st 2009
Category: Wrongful Termination, California
Anyone doing online research will find an endless number of articles about wrongful termination claims in an “at will” employment jurisdiction like California
Severance and Separation Strategy for Employees
Submitted By: Thomas C. Walker On: Nov 19th 2009
Category: Severance Agreements, United States
When it comes to employment severance, the majority of questions I receive, and engagements I take, seem to start with what I call strategy & feasibility questions. "What should I do first?" and they end with...