Empathy, Empowerment, Advocacy

Undergoing the interview and hiring process and entertaining job offers can be exciting, but the experience can also be stressful and uncertain. You may need help with negotiating your salary and benefits. You may want legal advice  about the terms of an  employment contract. Or you may want to know your rights and how to navigate a sensitive situation, like revealing a pregnancy, requesting accommodations for a disability, or disclosing a criminal history during the interview and hiring process.

I can help you navigate these situations as well as other legal issues that may come up when starting employment. 

Requesting an accommodation or leave from work because of a medical condition, caregiving responsibilities, or to ensure your safety at work can feel overwhelming. Perhaps you have a physical or mental disability and need to request an accommodation at work. Or you are pregnant and need an accommodation for a pregnancy-related disability or to take leave to give birth and bond with your baby. 

The first step is to know your rights - what obligations does your employer have to accommodate you? Is your job protected if you take leave?  I'm here to help.

Work is hard enough without having to experience mistreatment or abuse. Maybe you have recently discovered that you are being paid less than your white colleagues for doing substantially similar work. Or you are being sexually harassed by a colleague or a manager. Or you are being retaliated against for reporting discrimination or "blowing the whistle" at work. Making the decision to report these kinds of  wrongful conduct, and undergoing the process that follows, can be emotional and difficult. 

You don't have to tolerate a harmful work environment. I can help you understand your legal rights and options and navigate the best way forward.

For many of us, job security means access to affordable health care and the ability to financially support ourselves and our families. So job loss - even the prospect of job loss- can be devastating. You may have been laid off and presented with a severance agreement. Or you may have been terminated, and you think you were let go for unlawful reasons. Maybe you are  under investigation or facing discipline, including termination.

Whether you are being disciplined at work or  confronting job loss, you may need legal guidance and support. I can help you determine a course of action that makes the most sense for you and your unique situation and guide you through it.