Employers have the option of carefully screening and selecting the talent they approve for hire. Similarly, they can determine when to terminate their workers. However, their process for letting people go needs to comply with legal guidelines. Wrongful termination is...
Year: 2022
Salaried employees may have rights to overtime pay
The Fair Labor Standards Act requires paying employees overtime when they work more than 40 hours during a workweek. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, a workweek lasts 168 hours within a seven-day period. The FLSA does not place a limit on how many hours...
How should you expect your employer to address your disability?
Perhaps you are about to start a new job, or your supervisor is recommending you for a promotion, which means moving to a different department. The possibilities are exciting, but you have a disability, and you wonder how your employer will address your needs in the...
3 signs of racial discrimination in the workplace
It is illegal to discriminate in the workplace based on race. Anyone who believes they suffered racial discrimination may file a claim with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. However, it is not always easy to identify racial discrimination. Racism in the...
What damage does retaliation cause?
Retaliation at work can impact your personal and professional life. This mistreatment could stem from a number of things including whistleblowing or discrimination from your employer. Knowing the consequences of suffering retaliation at work may give you the incentive...
Retaliation can be subtler than termination
If you are willing to get up every day and go to work, you should not have to deal with the hassle of discrimination or harassment. Still, both of these remain pervasive in workplaces across the country. In fact, according to reporting from NPR, more than 80% of women...
Do you know what qualifies as sexual harassment?
Workplace incidents of sexual harassment continue to occur. Do you know what to look out for to identify it? While some acts of harassment may appear obvious, others may remain subtle. In these instances, you may find yourself questioning whether what you experience...
3 signs of pregnancy discrimination at work
During pregnancy, you may worry about discrimination at work. Pregnancy discrimination occurs when employers treat pregnant women or those who are likely to become pregnant unfairly. Even though the Pregnancy Discrimination Act prohibits employers from discriminating...
What should you know about non-disclosure agreements?
When a new employer hires you, they may ask you to sign a non-disclosure agreement (NDA). These contracts put limits on the sharing of business information, usually in the hopes of keeping proprietary information and trade secrets under wraps. It is important for...
Some employers continue to cheat workers of fair pay
No matter where you work, you deserve to get paid for the hours you put in or by another fair metric such as an agreed-upon salary. Anytime your employer cheats you out of just compensation you have a right to pursue the lost wages through legal channels. Despite...