Negotiating the terms of your severance package might not be the most enjoyable experience, but the potential payoff makes it worth it. By negotiating for a higher compensation you’ll buy yourself more time to pay all the bills and remain on an even keel while you search for a new job. Of course, negotiation is […]
Except in a couple of situations, your employer is not required to offer you any kind of severance package. There are only a couple of situations that require severance pay and these tend to not affect that many people. Typically, a severance package is offered because an employer wants to help their employees to transition […]
Hi, Chris Wilms here from Hopler, Wilms & Hanna. As attorneys in the RTP area, of course we heard about the massive layoff affecting our families, friends, and neighbors. We thought it might be a good idea to talk about severance agreements, something that might affect our local Raleigh and Durham residents. When you think […]
Don’t Bite off What You Can’t Chew – Unemployment Overpayments Mamma always said don’t bite off what you can’t chew. Apparently nobody passed this advice along to the General Assembly. In the effort to reform unemployment security law, sweeping changes have been made with the apparent intent of making benefits harder to collect and then […]
North Carolina Unemployment Attendance Rules Well, it depends. In North Carolina, attendance issues can be tricky when it comes to qualifying for unemployment benefits. There are several factors involved and the employer is usually well versed in what those factors are. The law has changed drastically recently, modifying those factors as well. In order to […]
It is exceedingly rare for us to have cross over in our two primary practice areas: Unemployment (helping people with contested unemployment claims) and Estate Administration (assisting families wrap up the affairs of deceased loved ones), but today it does: A new study, funded by the University of Zurich, analyzed 63 selected country’s public data […]
US applications for unemployment aid rise to 278000; averages still indicate robust hiring Fox News The U.S. Labor Department reports on the number of people who applied forunemployment benefits for the week ending Jan. 24 on Thursday, Feb. ‘Big lie’ cited inside the unemployment rate Pittsburgh Post Gazette Despite an unemployment rate that’s been below 6 percent since September, Jim Clifton isn’t buying […]
Combating Unemployment with More Work Searches The law has recently changed in the world of unemployment in North Carolina. In an effort to combat the looming unemployment debt that was accrued during the recession and in an effort to find jobless workers new opportunities our beloved legislature has now required that applicants for unemployment perform a work […]
Misconduct and Unemployment Appeals One of the major questions that we get is whether you can collect unemployment benefits if you’ve been fired. It’s really surprising how fundamental of a question that is and how many cases are decided solely on the basis of whether someone quit or someone was fired from their job. If […]
Questions and Answers when Filing for Unemployment: Hopler, Wilms, & Hanna, PLLC 1. I was disqualified for unemployment benefits. How do I appeal this decision? – There is a short window to appeal a NC unemployment benefits decision. The decision letter you received will likely have a deadline to file an appeal to your NC unemployment […]
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