Feeling drained, stressed, or undervalued at work?
Do you dread going into work each day?
Are you considering leaving your toxic work environment to gain a sense of personal peace?
These could be signs that you’re in a toxic workplace.
Is it time to leave your toxic workplace? Here's a preview of this course!
The book and e-course cover the following topics:
How do you know when it’s time to leave your workplace?
How to determine if there are any options available other than leaving?
How do you stop workplace bullying?
How do you report workplace misconduct, including discrimination, harassment, and bullying?
At what point should you consult with an employment lawyer?
What are the key items you should consider when deciding to stay or leave?
How do you request severance pay?
What should you consider asking for in a severance agreement?
What will happen to your accrued paid time off (PTO)?
Will you be able to ask for a future reference?
Are you subject to a non-competition agreement or another form of a restrictive covenant, and if so, what does this mean for your future employment opportunities?
What is COBRA?
What to do if you are terminated from your position?
The e-book, included with the course, contains sample severance agreements, sample complaint forms, sample chronology forms to help you document incidents of workplace misconduct, sample checklists of key items to consider when leaving your workplace, and other educational resources.
We spend the majority of our time working. We deserve to work in peaceful, healthy work environments.
Being belittled at work should not be the norm.
Get the tools to make an informed decision about leaving a toxic workplace.
About the Peace course creator
Award-winning attorney Jessica Childress is the author of Peace: Leaving a Toxic Workplace on Your Own Terms. Ms. Childress has practiced employment law for over eleven years, representing organizations of all sizes and individuals in employment law matters. She is the Managing Attorney of the Childress Firm PLLC, a boutique employment law firm, based in Washington, D.C.
Ms. Childress holds a Bachelor of Arts in Government and African American Studies from the University of Virginia and a Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law. Ms. Childress graduated Phi Beta Kappa and with High Distinction from the University of Virginia in 2007.
Prior to launching the Childress Firm PLLC, Ms. Childress served as an associate at two global law firms and as an attorney at the United States Department of Justice.
Ms. Childress has litigated retaliation, discrimination, sexual harassment, non-competition, trade secret, unfair labor practice, and whistleblower cases before various tribunals. She serves clients in general business transactions with employees and independent contractors. Ms. Childress drafts agreements such as employment agreements, consulting agreements, severance agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
Ms. Childress is admitted to practice in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia. She is also admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the United States, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, and the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. Ms. Childress has held leadership roles in the National Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division and the Washington Bar Association’s Young Lawyers Division. Ms. Childress is a member of the Metropolitan Washington Employment Lawyers Association and the National Employment Lawyers Association.
She has been the recipient of several honors, including the National Bar Association's 2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the Washington Bar Association's 2017-2018 Young Lawyer of the Year Award, the National Bar Association’s 40 under 40 Best Advocates Award, the Kim Keenan Leadership & Advocacy Award, the Greater Washington Area Chapter of the National Bar Association’s Rising Star Award, and recognition by the National Black Lawyers as one of the top 100 black attorneys. In 2022, Ms. Childress received the Women Owned Law organization's Woman Legal Entrepreneur of the Year Award. Ms. Childress has been named to the 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 Washington, D.C. Super Lawyers Rising Stars lists. Only 2.5% of practicing attorneys in Washington, D.C. are selected to receive this honor.
Ms. Childress is a 2022 graduate of the Aspen Institute's Justice and Society program. Ms. Childress serves as a contributor for Arianna Huffington's international media outlet, Thrive Global. She has been featured in numerous publications, including Forbes, Essence, the Huffington Post, Success, and Entrepreneur.
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