You Can't Be A Jack Of All Trades
For days after Hurricane Sandy I was flooded with calls from disgruntled, suspended or terminated employees seeking legal advice. I guess they were stuck at home and decided to call a lawyer and...
View ArticlePenny Wise And Pound Foolish
We all know that the phrase "penny wise and pound foolish" refers to people who do things to save money, but end up spending much more because they did not do a simple cost/benefit analysis. I receive...
View ArticleUnemployment Compensation Is Not An Automatic Entitlement
Many potential clients who contact me assume that anyone who leaves a job for any reason is automatically entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits. That is far from reality. Unemployment...
View ArticleThe Reading Gene
I was born, or rather cursed, with the reading gene. I feel compelled to read whatever crosses my path, usually several newspapers a day, plus publications about the law, and numerous magazines. I find...
View ArticleThe Blogging/writing Gene
As I mentioned in my previous blog, I have a reading gene, and I feel compelled to read anything that crosses my path. It turns out that I have a blogging/writing gene too. I write a blog about every 3...
View ArticleUnemployment Compensation Is Not An Automatic Entitlement
Many potential clients who contact me assume that anyone who leaves a job for any reason is automatically entitled to receive unemployment compensation benefits. That is far from reality. Unemployment...
View ArticleRights Of Employees In Pennsylvania
Faye Riva Cohen, Esquire Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen, P.C. 2047 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 P: 215-563-7776 F: 215-563-9996 e: frc@fayerivacohen.com http://www.fayerivacohen.com...
View ArticleA Little Respect Please
Faye Riva Cohen, Esquire Law Office of Faye Riva Cohen, P.C. 2047 Locust Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 P: 215-563-7776 F: 215-563-9996 e: frc@fayerivacohen.com http://www.fayerivacohen.com...
View ArticleCivil Disobedience While Shopping
I had an unfortunate experience at a store the other day. It is not the first time I have had this type of experience. As my Firm sends out thousands of greeting cards during the winter holidays, I...
View ArticleThe Governor Can't Help You
I've lost count of how many times people have called the office after spending considerable time, often years, writing to their elected government representatives, requesting help with or seeking...
View Article'Hot' Disability Issues
A hot issue currently is an employee's ability to keep their job when they have to take time off due to an illness or disability and the duty of an employer to accommodate them while maintaining a...
View ArticleBig Brother Has Arrived
Many years ago it was the stuff of science fiction that our society would evolve to the point that everyone's private information and whereabouts, and sometimes thought processes, would be monitored by...
View ArticleWho Is An Independent Contractor?
A "hot button" topic these days is whether a worker is an independent contractor or an employee. This topic arises both in work and tax arenas, and is not a simple issue. In the work arena the issue...
View ArticleGoing To Hell In A Handbasket
When I was growing up everyone used quaint sayings, derived from who knows where, that I rarely hear anymore. One of them was "going to hell in a handbasket." I thought of that saying in recent days...
View ArticleDebunking Complaints Against Lawyers
I frequently receive calls from potential clients complaining about other lawyers who represent them, have represented them, or they have called to represent them. Below are some of my favorite call...
View ArticleTake Your Head Out Of The Sand
I have been driven to distraction this week talking to some potential clients about their issues, especially those who have been sued, and need to mount a defense in a certain period of time. I don't...
View ArticleWhy Is The Law So Complicated?
I suspect what has happened to make the law so complicated is that more and more laws, rules, regulations, etc. (referred to in this article as "laws") have been, and continue to be, added daily by...
View ArticleReturn From Paradise
The good news is that I have recently stayed in paradise, which is what I call the four star hotel we stayed at in Sorrento, Italy, where we have stayed many times, and the bad news is that I usually...
View ArticleEmployees Beware Of Complaining
I am frequently contacted by persons who are astonished that they have lost their jobs for what they allege is retaliation for complaining about their supervisors, complaining about some company policy...
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