Unpaid Wages/Wage & Hour Problems
Unpaid Wages/Wage & Hour Problems Not getting paid what your employer owes you? Are you forced to work overtime, but not receiving any extra pay? Get the facts on “wage and hour” laws here. Please select one of the following topics for further information: Child Labor LawsComp TimeCommissionsDeductions From PayFinal Paycheck Laws by State – […]
Sexual Orientation Discrimination
Sexual Orientation Discrimination Sexual orientation discrimination in the workplace occurs when an employee is subjected to negative employment action, harassment, or denial of certain benefits because of their sexual orientation, or the sexual orientation of someone to whom they are close. Sexual orientation discrimination has been part of the workplace in America for decades. While […]
Race Discrimination
Race Discrimination Racial discrimination refers to the practice of treating individuals differently because of their race or color. Federal law prohibits race discrimination in the workplace and incidents of race discrimination can take many forms, in the workplace particularly, race discrimination can be hard to identify. For more information about race discrimination, read below. […]
Pay or Compensation Discrimination
Pay or Compensation Discrimination Pay or compensation discrimination occurs when employees performing similar work do not receive similar pay. Pay discrimination also occurs when a difference in pay has an unlawful basis such as race or sex. Pay discrimination based on an employee’s membership in a protected category like race, disability, or sex, is prohibited […]
National Origin Discrimination
National Origin Discrimination Whether an employee or job applicant’s ancestry is Mexican, Russian, Filipino, Iranian, American Indian, or any other nationality, individuals are entitled to equal access to employment opportunities. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal to discriminate on the basis of national origin. This law applies to employers […]
Language Discrimination
Language Discrimination Language discrimination is a subset of national origin discrimination. Language discrimination refers to the unfair treatment of an individual based solely upon the characteristics of their speech; such as, accent, size of vocabulary, and syntax. It can also involve a person’s ability or inability to use one language instead of another. Because language […]
Deductions From Pay
Deductions From Pay An employer has the right to make many types of deductions from an employee’s pay. These deductions include the cost of work-specific uniforms, tools, meals, lodging, and more. For anything that is for the employee’s benefit, the employer must first get the employee’s consent before providing the good or service and deducting […]
Final Pay: Getting Your Last Paycheck
Final Pay: Getting Your Last Paycheck Getting your final paycheck and being paid everything you are owed can be a tricky situation. What do you do with your accrued vacation days? What if your former employer doesn’t want to pay? Do you get paid during your two-week notice? This page can help answer many questions […]
Tipped Employees
Tipped Employees Understanding your rights as a tipped employee can be complicated. What if you do tipped and non-tipped work? What if you work overtime? What’s the minimum wage for a tipped employee? This page answers all of those questions and more. To learn more about your rights with respect to being a tipped employee, […]
Family / Medical Leave (FMLA)
Family / Medical Leave (FMLA) The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) was created to help employees balance the demands of the workplace with the needs of their families. The Act requires covered employers to provide reasonable unpaid leave to employees for certain family and medical reasons. Employees are entitled to a total of 12 […]
