FMLA and COVID-19
FMLA and COVID-19 Currently, federal law generally does not require employers to provide paid leave to employees who are absent from work because they are sick with COVID-19, have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, or are caring for someone with COVID-19. However, if you are out with COVID-19 or are caring for ill family […]
Sexual Harassment – Legal Standards
Sexual Harassment – Legal Standards Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination that violates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Title VII applies to employers with 15 or more employees. Sexual harassment can be unwelcome sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, and other verbal or physical conduct of a sexual nature […]
Family / Medical Leave – State Laws
Family / Medical Leave – State Laws The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law allowing employees to take time off of work for certain health and family reasons. The FMLA gives employees the right to take leave for serious health conditions, to bond with a new child, and military family leave. […]
Harassment & Other Workplace Problems
Harassment & Other Workplace Problems Whether you’re being pressured to have sex with your boss, forced to listen to foul language or slurs, or wondering whether the comment you made might get you in trouble, you’ll find this information on harassment and other workplace problems you might encounter to be helpful. Please select one of […]
Filing a Wage and Hour Claim
Filing a Wage and Hour Claim 1. Who enforces the law? The FLSA is enforced by the Wage & Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. Wage-Hour’s enforcement of FLSA is carried out by investigators stationed across the U.S. who conduct investigations and gather data on wages, hours, and other employment conditions or practices, in order to […]
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress If an employer has behaved in an outrageous manner and caused you severe emotional distress then you might be the victim of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress (IIED). IIED is a state law issue but there do tend to be similar elements across the states. Below is an explanation of […]
Filing a Harassment Claim
Filing a Harassment Claim Select your state from the map below or from this list. [[map and dropdown goes here]] The post Filing a Harassment Claim appeared first on Workplace Fairness.
Financial Services Whistleblowers – Dodd Frank
Financial Services Whistleblowers – Dodd Frank In recent years financial corruption and crises have led to more regulation of corporations and the financial industry. Sarbanes-Oxley and Dodd-Frank impose various financial reporting obligations on publicly traded companies. These Acts also protect, and even reward, whistleblowers (employees who report their employers’ violations of the law). Employees often […]
Airline Employee Whistleblowers – Aviation Investment and Reform Act
Airline Employee Whistleblowers — Aviation Investment and Reform Act Employees for the air carrier industry are specifically protected for reporting safety concerns. Known as AIR21, the Aviation Investment and Reform Act (protects U.S. air carrier employees, as well as their contractors and subcontractors, from retaliation for sharing, or planning to share, information about safety violations. As […]
Filing a Whistleblower Claim
Filing a Whistleblower Claim While all states in the U.S. protect private sector employees from retaliation for reporting wrongdoing by their employers, or “whistleblowing,” the scope of, and guidelines for, that protection differs from state to state. Click on your state below to see what specific anti-retaliation protections are in place for your state. […]
