Know your employment law rights: navigating layoffs, firings, and job insecurity with Bill Jhaveri-Weeks, Employment Lawyer and Founder of The Jhaveri-Weeks Firm, P.C. (Ep. 175)

William (“Bill”) Jhaveri-Weeks is the founder of The Jhaveri-Weeks Firm, P.C., a law firm in San Francisco that focuses on representing employees in employment disputes.  The firm handles both individual cases and class actions, including harassment and discrimination.  Bill is a member of the Executive Committee of the Bar Association of San Francisco’s Labor & Employment Section, was a partner at a class action firm, practiced in Big Law, and clerked for a federal Court of Appeals judge.  Bill graduated with honors from Yale College and NYU Law School.  

In this podcast, Bill and Samorn share advice for professionals navigating today's challenging job market.  They dive deep into:

• Employment law: understanding your legal rights during layoffs, firings, and severance negotiations.

• Career advice: strategies for career change and job satisfaction and fulfillment.

• Job market: navigating the current tough job market.  

• Lawyer happiness: aligning with your personal values, striving for well-being, and achieving work-life harmony.

• Networking: building essential connections leading to mentorship and job opportunities.  

• Legal advice: practical guidance for employees facing job insecurity and legal remedies to employers wrongly accusing you of poor performance.  

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• Connect with Bill on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/jhaveri-weeks/ and https://www.jhaveriweeks.com/attorneys-jhaveri-weeks.html.  

• Follow Samorn on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/samornselim/.

• Get a copy of Samorn’s book, “Belonging: Self Love Lessons From A Workaholic Depressed Insomniac Lawyer” at https://tinyurl.com/2dk5hr2f. 

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