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David G. Schiller, Attorney at Law

Raleigh Litigation Lawyer

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    • Absolute Divorce
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Employment Law

When employment issues arise, employees should consult an attorney early in the process. It is especially important for the employee to carefully consider whether or not to resign. Resigning will likely have a negative impact on the employee’s case and will make it more difficult to obtain unemployment benefits.

It is important to remember that North Carolina is an employment-at-will state. The following employment-at-will statement should be read before reading the practice areas or library sections.

What is “employment-at-will”?

North Carolina is an employment-at-will state. This means that an employee can be fired for no reason, for an arbitrary reason or for an irrational reason.

Unless there is an employment contract that sets a definite term of employment, the employer can lawfully dismiss the employ for any reason that it not otherwise unlawful.

There are exceptions to the “at-will” rule:

1. The employer and employees can remove the at-will presumption by contract, specifying a definite period of employment.

2. Federal and state statutes have created exceptions prohibiting employers from discharging employees based on impermissible considerations such as the employee’s age, race, sex, religion, national origin, or disability, or in retaliation for filing certain claims against the employer.

3. There is a public-policy exception to the employment-at-will rule which has created the “wrongful discharge” cause of action.

It is of the utmost importance to remember that if the employee does not fit within one of these exceptions, he or she can be fired for no reason, for an arbitrary reason or for an irrational reason.

Employment Law Practice Areas

We provide legal representation in the following areas of employment law:

Discrimination
Equal Pay
ERISA
Family and Medical Leave Act
Non-competition Agreements
REDA
Retaliation
Retirement Benefits
Sexual Harassment
Social Security Disability
State Employees
Unemployment Benefits
Unpaid Wages
Whistleblower
Workers’ Compensation
Wrongful Discharge

Contact Us • Statewide Representation

You are welcome to contact us regarding your employment law issue.

Please complete our employment law contact form so that we can assist you with your employment issue.

If you have any employment issue with an agency of the State of North Carolina (e.g. Department of Transportation)., please use the State employee contact form.

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Employment Law

  • Discrimination
  • Equal Pay
  • Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
  • Family and Medical Leave Act
  • Non-competition Agreements
  • REDA
  • Retaliation
  • Retirement Benefits
  • Sexual Harassment
  • Social Security Disability
  • State Employees
  • Unemployment Benefits
  • Unpaid Wages
  • Whistleblower
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Wrongful Discharge
  • North Carolina Employment Security Act

Litigation

  • Class Actions
  • Deceptive Trade Practices
  • Defective Products
  • Personal Injury
  • False Claims Act

Family Law

  • Absolute Divorce
  • Alimony
  • Family Law Appeals
  • Child Custody
  • Child Support
  • Domestic Violence
  • Mediation
  • Name Changes
  • Post Separation Support
  • Premarital Agreements
  • Property Division
  • Separation Agreements
  • Alienation of Affections

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Our Office

Our office is conveniently located in downtown Raleigh across from the Governor’s Mansion, with parking available on the street and in the lot behind the building.

304 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601

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We invite you to contact us by telephone, (919) 789-4677, to discuss your needs and learn more about how we might be able to help you. We also have contact forms for family law, general employment law, and State employees.
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Attorney David G. Schiller is licensed to practice law in North Carolina. Attorney Schiller provides the information on these pages as a public service. Information contained in these pages is not intended as, and should not be taken as, legal advice. The use of the information provided in these pages should not be taken as establishing any contractual or other form of attorney-client relationship between Attorney Schiller and the reader or user of this information. Every case that the firm describes on this website was based on its unique facts. These results do not predict outcome in future cases.

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