Employment Law Matters

FluentCase provides features for managing employment law cases, including wrongful termination, discrimination, harassment, wage and hour disputes, and other employment-related matters.

Creating an Employment Matter

Basic Setup

1. Click adjacent to Matters in the left navigation panel
2. Select Employment from the Case Type dropdown, then click Let’s Get Started
3. Fill in the matter fields:
   • Case Status
   • Court/Venue
   • File Number - Leave blank to auto-generate
   • Matter Has Parties - When on, enter the employee and the employer in the two party sections; the matter name is generated from the parties. Turn off the Matter Has toggle above the second party to create the matter without it. When Matter Has Parties is off, enter a Display Name instead.
4. Click Save

Employment-specific information such as hire date, separation, wages, and wage claims is entered after the matter is created, in Employment Details.

Employment Details

Matters whose case type includes the Employment module show an Employment item in the matter’s left panel. Click it to open Employment Details, then click Edit to update them.

Employment Details sections:

• Court Case Number
• Employment Status - Still Working for Employer, Date of Hire, Work Hours and/or Days of Work Were Irregular, 72 Hours Notice Was Given Before Quitting, Separation Type, Separation Date
• Wage Information - Final Rate of Pay, Received Final Payment of Wages, Date of Final Pay Received, Method of Wages Paid, Bounced Paycheck(s)
• Wage Claims - Regular Wages, Overtime Wages, Meal Period Wages, Rest Period Wages, Split Shift Premium, Reporting Time Pay, Commissions, Vacation Wages, Business Expenses, Unlawful Deductions, and Other, each with a start date, end date, and amount
• Retaliation/Discrimination Complaint - Type of Employment Change, Date of Employment Change, Circumstance of Employment Change, Reason for Complaint, How Employer Learned About the Reason
• Remedies

Statutes

Once a Separation Date is set, click Add Statute next to it. Choose a Duration to calculate the statute date from the separation date, or enter a date directly. Check Add linked event to calendar to create a calendar event assigned to the staff on the matter. Statutes appear as badges next to the Separation Date and under Employment in the left panel.