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CHAPTER EIGHT - POST-EMPLOYMENT MATTERS

Workers experience numerous post-employment problems. Many people do not know how to file for unemployment benefits or resign from a job properly. Sometimes they are victims of defamatory job references or are forced to honor onerous restrictive covenants and suffer resulting damages. This chapter will discuss a variety of concerns that often impact female employees after the job has ended.

A. Unemployment Benefits
B. Preparing for the Hearing
C. How to Resign from a Job Properly
D. Job References and Defamation Claims
E. Restrictive Covenants and Related Problems