Services for Employees and Individuals
Cassandra assists employees, independent contractors and other workers navigate their rights and duties with respect to the workplace. Know what your rights to a safe, healthy and respectful workplace are, and how you can uphold your own responsibilities to keep those rights safe if conflict arises.
Whether you are starting a new job, have questions about the workplace you’re in, or are on your way out, Cassandra can help you get the most out of the employment relationship, where workers usually have less power than the parties they’re dealing with.
Find out how Cassandra can help you with your next, existing or former job.
Your job, your rights
to keep you healthy and safe
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Many employees are entitled to more than they think when their employment is terminated. Whether your employer had the right to end the relationship in the manner they did can be a complex legal question.
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Injury and illness can come up suddenly and leave every aspect of your life disrupted, including work. On top of it all, navigating benefits schemes, workplace leave and accommodations can add to the overwhelming experience of becoming disabled, even if temporarily.
Cassandra can help you navigate these complex systems with clarity and efficiency allowing you to focus on what matters most - your health.
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Discrimination in the workplace can take many forms, from repeated, one-off comments to chronic harassment creating a toxic work environment, and inadequate accommodation in the workplace.
An employment lawyer can help you understand when discrimination under the law arises and what you can do about it.
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Understand what you’re signing before you sign it so you can plan your finances and your life accordingly - and reduce the risk of unwelcome surprises further down the road
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If you’re being exited from your workplace, an employment lawyer can help you determine whether your employer has made a fair offer for a severance package, or whether you might be entitled to more.