By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. If you are denied unemployment and disagree with the determination of the Alabama Unemployment examiners’ decision you have a right to appeal. There are three levels of appeals when dealing with unemployment determinations with each level being...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. If you want to pursue a claim of discrimination against your employer under Title VII (race, color, religion, national origin, and sex), the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act,(ADEA), or the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA),...
By: Ray Foushee Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham, Alabama. Workers Compensation laws can be very specific, that is why it is very important to do a few things as soon as possible after your on-the-job injury. One of the first things to do after an on-the-job injury...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. The neck is composed of several different structures such as muscles, bones, and ligaments. Located in between the vertebrae of the spine are what’s called the intervertebral disc. Think of it as a sandwich, the bread...
From Forbes.com Original source credit: https://www.forbes.com/sites/eriksherman/2021/03/24/pro-act-and-abc-test-no-one-knows-what-the-effects-will-be You may have followed debates about the Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act, union-friendly legislation that would make the largest modifications to the long-standing National Labor Relations Act since the Taft-Hartley Act restricted union power in 1947. In the process, you’ve...
Frequently Asked Question about Workplace Discrimination. By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Is it discrimination when…. I was disciplined for doing something that another employee did without any consequences? This question is a common example of potential discrimination. If the other employee is similarly...
By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. If you are injured, seek medical treatment. Whether you feel pain directly after your injury or the pain isn’t felt until a short time after (insert link to article on delayed pain.) make sure you...
By Geoff Williams, Contributor Original Article: https://money.usnews.com/money/personal-finance/family-finance/articles/how-to-apply-for-partial-unemployment-benefits EVERYONE KNOWS THAT IF you lose your full-time job, you can get unemployment benefits. But if you lose a part-time job or if your full-time position becomes part time, did you know that you can get partial unemployment benefits? If you didn't...
Delayed Pain After an Injury By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. Whether because of a car accident or a fall, it's common for people not to feel pain until days or even weeks following an injury. Why can pain be delayed? Delayed pain is...
Damages Available for a Violation of the Fair Labor Standard Act(FLSA)1 By: Jeremy Schatz, Managing Attorney, Virtus Law Group, Birmingham Alabama. When an employer wrongfully withholds wages or overtime or calculates them incorrectly and causes your payment to be incorrect, it can cause not only stress...