Practice Areas
Discrimination, Harassment, and Retaliation
Goddard Law is dedicated to fighting against discrimination and retaliation in the workplace. If your employer has subjected you to discrimination based on your race, gender, pregnancy status, age, disability, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other protected category, Goddard Law can help. If you have been retaliated against for objecting to discrimination in the workplace, Goddard Law can help.
Beginning and Ending Employment
When you are offered a new job or your employment is ending, either by choice or not, there are often steps in the process which involve signing agreements or contracts or certifying that you have read and understand the materials given to you. Goddard Law provides representation to help employees understand the terms of their employment or separation and to negotiate the best possible terms for the employee in those situations. Goddard Law also regularly represents employees in actions against their employers when they have been wrongfully terminated. If you need assistance with employment agreements, an employment rights evaluation, severance agreements, releases and waivers, or employee handbooks and policies, do not hesitate to call us today.
Benefits and Leave
Goddard Law can help you navigate disputes with your employer that involve your legal rights to take time off from work for your own medical needs, or to care for a close family member. Call us today if you need help with family or medical leave (FMLA) or similar leave issues.
Wage and Hour Law
State and federal laws protect workers from being underpaid, or paid unfairly for the work that they do. Employers regularly count on their employees’ lack of information to get away with failing to pay salaried employees overtime when they should, failing to give required meal and rest breaks, wrongly classifying an employee as an independent contractor and more. Goddard Law can help ensure that you receive what is due to you if you are dealing with any of the above or unpaid wages, sales commissions claims, or any violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act.
Whistleblowing and Privacy
Many people in the workforce fear blowing the whistle on their employer because they might get fired or mistreated in retaliation. However, there are federal laws that protect, and even reward, whistleblowers in certain industries. If you work for a government contractor and you blow the whistle on wrongdoing by your employer, the False Claims Act/Qui Tam may protect you from retaliation by your employer. If you work for a corporation, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act likewise protects you from retaliation. Both acts, and others like them, also provide for possible monetary awards to employees who blow the whistle on employer wrongdoing. We at Goddard Law can help you if you would like to blow the whistle on an employer or have and feel that you are being retaliated against because of it.
Other Practice Areas
Goddard Law understands that fighting against unfair employers can be an uphill battle and often frightening for employees. Megan Goddard and her team are always ready to fight for what is right and take any case to trial. However, The Firm also understands that sometimes out-of-court resolution can provide the best answer for all involved. Our attorneys are skilled in representing clients at mediation and arbitration, where they work to get the best outcome for the client, while avoiding the stress and expense of a trial. At the end of the day, our commitment is always to the client, and we are prepared to fight in any arena that our clients designate as their best option, be it in Mediation or Arbitration, or a trial. The firm additionally litigates civil rights claims vigorously and is always there for our clients in their time of need.