Practicing employment attorney, blogger, and author of the clear and concise book Stand Up For Yourself Without Getting Fired: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed or Sue the Bastards, Donna Ballman describes how most employees need to know how to handle real workplace problems and issues. Donna Ballman points out that employees don't know their rights, and often believe they have rights that don't exist, Donna Ballman provides advice for recent graduates, current job seekers, newly hired employees, and long time workplace veterans. Donna offers information on topics ranging from wages to social media, and from discrimination to termination. Donna shares advice for employees thinking about quitting their job, and what to do and not do in that situation. Learn what it means to sign employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, and non-competes.
Donna Ballman is my internet radio show guest on Blog Business Success; hosted live on BlogTalkRadio.
The show airs live on Thursday, December 13, at 8:00 pm Eastern Time; 5:00 pm Pacific Time.
Practicing employment attorney, blogger, and author of the clear and concise book Stand Up For Yourself Without Getting Fired: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed or Sue the Bastards, Donna Ballman describes how most employees need to know how to handle real workplace problems and issues. You will learn:
* Why employees have so much misinformation about their rights in workplaces
* How to get started understanding rights and responsibilities from day one
* How to handle discrimination, bullying, and harassment
* How to handle layoffs, termination, and quitting your job
Donna Ballman (photo left) is an employment attorney who represents employees. She hopes to provide information to employees that can inform you of your workplace rights and responsibilities.
Donna Ballman has been practicing employment law, including negotiating severance agreements and litigating discrimination, sexual harassment, non-compete agreements, and employment law issues, in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida since 1986. Her blog on employee-side employment law issues, employeeatty.blogspot.com, Screw You Guys, I'm Going Home, was named one of the 2011 ABA Blawg 100 and the 2011 Lexis/Nexis Top 25 Labor and Employment Law Blogs.
She has written for AOL Jobs, Monster.com, Ask A Manager, and the Huffington Post, and has more than 5,000 Twitter followers as @EmployeeAtty. Ballman has taught continuing legal education classes for lawyers and accountants through organizations such as the National Employment Lawyers Association, Sterling Education Services, and the Florida Association for Women Lawyers.
She's been interviewed by MSNBC, the Wall Street Journal, Lifetime Television Network, the Daily Business Review, and many other media outlets.
My book review of Stand Up For Yourself Without Getting Fired: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed or Sue the Bastards by Donna Ballman.
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Let's talk with practicing employment attorney, blogger, and author of the clear and concise book Stand Up For Yourself Without Getting Fired: Resolve Workplace Crises Before You Quit, Get Axed or Sue the Bastards, Donna Ballman describes how most employees need to know how to handle real workplace problems and issues. Donna Ballman points out that employees don't know their rights, and often believe they have rights that don't exist, Donna Ballman provides advice for recent graduates, current job seekers, newly hired employees, and long time workplace veterans. Donna offers information on topics ranging from wages to social media, and from discrimination to termination. Donna shares advice for employees thinking about quitting their job, and what to do and not do in that situation. Learn what it means to sign employment contracts, confidentiality agreements, and non-compete agreements on Blog Business Success Radio.
