Retaliation for overtime complaint is illegal. If you don’t know this yet, let me reiterate: retaliation is unlawful. And yet, the fear of possible retaliation from an employer can sometimes be enough to keep an employee from seeking their lawful rights. Retaliation Is Illegal The Fair Standards Labor Act (FLSA) protects… read more →
What is FLSA? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) is a federal law that not only defines the 40-hour workweek but also establishes the minimum wage, overtime wage requirements, and child labor standards. More specifically, this act affects certain employees due to the type of work they do, how many hours… read more →
How an employer handles workplace harassment sets the tone for the work environment. Employers have the responsibility to immediately investigate any harassment complaint. Furthermore, employers should screen their employees before hiring. Not knowing of an employee’s history of assault could be cause for a lawsuit based on negligent hiring and… read more →
Sexual orientation discrimination is not actually illegal according to federal law. However, there is an executive order that protects federal employees from such discrimination. But non-federal employees are not included in this order. Some courts protect the LGBT community and consider them a group of people under special protection from… read more →
The LGBT community faces statistically more employment discrimination than any other group of people in the United States. A large amount of filed complaints come from LGBT employees who’ve experienced discrimination based upon their sexual orientation or gender identity. If an employee is actively fulfilling his or her duties in… read more →
Being bullied as a child was no fun, but when you experience workplace bullying as an adult, it is downright violating. Workplace bullying strips you of dignity and self-confidence. Bullying in the workplace cripples the work environment and the productivity rate. The action of workplace bullying is costly to companies… read more →
Unfortunately, bullying doesn’t stay in middle school, and bullying in the workplace has become a hurtful trend. The trouble with bullying is that it’s often indistinct or quietly manipulative. Even though we’re no longer in middle school, we still have to deal with bullies. They can be in your workplace, a boss or… read more →
Filing a USERRA complaint is not difficult. However, the law sometimes chooses to be more confusing than it needs to be. We’re here to help unscramble your rights under the law. The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) commits to protect military service members from discrimination in the… read more →
To prove sexual harassment at work, there are some steps you can take on your own. However, keep in mind that many of these cases come to an impasse when it’s one person’s word against the other. Steer clear of this situation by contacting an employment lawyer early on. Sexual… read more →
Being fired from a job is disheartening, but it’s worse if you may have been fired illegally. It is usually quite disorienting, frustrating, and sad. However, there are cases where the firing was against the law. In those cases, the firing is called wrongful termination. When you’ve been wrongfully terminated,… read more →