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Sometimes, something just doesn’t seem right. Call it intuition or gut instinct, but you can tell that you are not being treated fairly at work. Workplace discrimination isn’t always obvious. Some situations involve clear misconduct, but others are often more subtle....
Overtime wages cost employers money. If hourly or non-exempt salary professionals are on the clock for more than 40 hours per work week, anytime past the 40th hour entitles them to 150% of their usual hourly wages under federal overtime statutes. Employers often look...
Expectant mothers, unfortunately, sometimes face discrimination in the workplace. This is illegal, as pregnancy is a protected class. An employer should not discriminate against someone who is pregnant or who has the capacity to become pregnant in the future. Because...
Employees effectively become whistleblowers when they report safety issues or legal compliance concerns about their employers. Some whistleblowers file reports internally with their employers, drawing their attention to issues that damage the company's reputation or...
It is legal for employers to institute a dress code in the workplace. For many in an office setting, for example, they are told to wear business casual attire. Those who work in retail may be given a specific uniform that they have to wear. Employees are not always...
When sexual harassment occurs in the workplace, employees are often worried that people will not believe them. They are concerned that it will turn into a situation where they claim that the harassment happened, and the other party simply denies it, perhaps claiming...
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that protects employees during difficult times. Individuals who require time away from work due to a personal medical challenge, the needs of an immediate family member or the addition of a child to their...
Some employees are in protected classes, which helps determine when discrimination has taken place. Examples include gender or sex, age, race or national origin, pregnancy status and disability status – although this is not an exhaustive list of all protected classes....
Some cases of age discrimination are isolated incidents that only apply to a specific case. If an applicant comes in for an interview and the interviewer tells them to their face that they are not going to hire someone of their age, that could be a serious violation...
Exceeding the standard 40-hour workweek as a non-exempt employee is physically and mentally taxing, and it is reasonable to expect fair compensation for your extra time. However, upon asking for payment, your supervisor says that they did not approve the extra 10...