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5 Things to Know When You’re Offered a Severance Package

If you’re discharged from your job, your employer might offer a severance package. A severance package typically includes pay and benefits provided to you as a lump sum or over a period of time following your termination. Employers are not legally required to provide severance packages. But some do. Their

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Can I Still Sue After Receiving a Severance Package?

Severance pay is money or other benefits your employer agrees to provide you should you be released from employment with the company. And while it can help cover living expenses as you search for another job, it also serves as a benefit for your employer. When you sign a severance

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Can I Be Fired for Being Pregnant?

As a worker, you expect your employer to base conditions of employment on your knowledge, qualifications, and performance. For the most part, that does happen. But that can change if you are or intend to become pregnant. That’s because some employers may feel that pregnant workers cannot successfully do their

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Attorney Mahir S. Nisar Selected to 2020 Rising Stars List

At Nisar Law Group, P.C., we’re excited to announce that Attorney Mahir S. Nisar has been selected to the 2020 New York Rising Stars List. This is the seventh year in a row that he has earned this designation, as he was also chosen to the list from 2014 through 2019. Receiving this

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PPP Incentivizes Severance Pay as Part of Seeking Forgiveness

One of the provisions of the recently passed Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) is the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The program allows small businesses to apply for a loan that can potentially be forgiven entirely, granted that funds are used as required. An interesting part of the PPP

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New York COVID-19 Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo just announced a proposed bill that provides job-protected leave benefits for employees affected by COVID-19. Pursuant to this bill, all employees who are subject to a government-issued order of quarantine/isolation due to COVID-19 will be entitled to sick leave and pay as follows: Private employers with 10

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) and Workplace Rights

Everyone by now has heard about the coronavirus. Whether it be through social media, Whatsapp, or the mainstream media, no one really seems to know what it is and how it can be treated. The little we know has become a source of fear and has catered to significant repercussions.

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How to Negotiate a Severance Package

Losing a job can throw a wrench in the gears as far as having a dependable, stable future. Suddenly, you are faced with the challenge of finding a new job and wondering how to pay for your life in the meantime. Employers aren’t always helpful either, as they can make