When you work for a company, you may receive more than your salary and benefits. You may also learn a host of new skills and have access to proprietary information about how the company operates. Because of this, employers often ask for you to sign a non-compete agreement in NC as a condition of working for them. Under the...
Continue ReadingIf you worked overtime and have not been paid by your employer, you may have a compensation claim. If you believe your North Carolina employer is not paying overtime wages appropriately, EMP Law can help. We have a long history of success in representing clients facing all types of employment issues, including unpaid overtime lawsuits. Give our North Carolina employment...
Continue ReadingHave you talked to your coworkers about your pay? Can you be fired for discussing salary and wages? In many places of work, it’s taboo to talk about how much money everyone makes. Regardless of the workplace culture, it is not against the law in North Carolina or any other state to talk about wages. Under the National Labor Relations...
Continue ReadingIt is more common than you might think for employers to misclassify employees as independent contractors. The misclassification may be due to a genuine mistake, lack of knowledge of the law, or it could be intentional. If you reside and work in North Carolina and suspect your employer has misclassified you as an independent contractor, you should know your...
Continue ReadingEMP Law firm won a verdict in favor of a retired policeman who was denied his retirement benefits as a result of negligent misrepresentations of his employer.
Continue ReadingThe firm won a promotion and monetary relief through settlement for a female police officer of a City Police Department based on the laws against sex discrimination.
Continue ReadingThe firm settled a class action lawsuit against a retail establishment alleging wage and hour violations in an amount in excess of $1,000,000.
Continue ReadingEMP won an appeal for a visually-disabled pharmaceutical sales representative at the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Continue ReadingFor almost 7 years, EMP has been honored to represent three outstanding men who served nobly as Mocksville police officers – Ken Hunter, Rick Donathan and Jerry Medlin.
Continue ReadingEMP represented an employee who worked for a major financial institution.
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