By Manuel Smith, Senior Employment Contract Lawyer with 20+ Years of Experience The meeting was short. The tone was somber. You walked in as a valued employee and walked out with a cardboard box and a thick envelope labeled “Separation Agreement.” Losing a job is one of life’s most stressful events. The panic sets in […]

By Manuel Smith, Senior Employment Law Attorney with 20+ Years of Experience It starts gradually. A few emails answered after dinner. A request to come in 15 minutes early to “prep” before you clock in. Then, the weekend shifts start piling up. Before you know it, you are working 50, 60, or 70 hours a week, […]