Your employer is downsizing, and you’re being let go. Or maybe there’s another reason you’re being forced out. After the shock wears off, you start to think about the future – and you’re initially grateful that your employer is offering you a severance package to...
The Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) gives eligible employees 12 weeks of unpaid leave without jeopardizing their employment. Employees also have the added benefit of keeping any medical benefits their job provides them. FMLA protects a worker's right to reinstate...
Federal law establishes numerous protected characteristics for those in the workplace. Companies cannot discriminate against individual employees based on their protected characteristics. Many of the highest-profile workplace discrimination have involved sex or racial...
Maybe you are the oldest member of your team at work, and the other employees in your department gang up on you and make rude jokes at your expense. Although you have asked them to stop, all that has happened is that they have intensified their bullying, creating...
There are many ways in which an employer may try to discriminate against their employees. From not hiring them because they’re disabled to retaliating against them because of getting pregnant, there are some things employers may do that are illegal. You should know...
When lawmakers drafted and passed the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), they created a powerful federal protection for workers. Prior to the FMLA, companies could and frequently would terminate those who took an extended leave of absence, even if there was a very...
Defending your rights as an employee is often more complicated than we expect. When your employer violates your employee rights, it can be hard to know what to do to hold them accountable. When it comes to taking action against your employer, the process for doing so...
Numerous state and federal laws protect you as an employee. One of your most important workplace protections is the right to be free from retaliation. Your employer should not punish you for asserting your rights or speaking up about something inappropriate at work....
Police corruption in New York. The Watergate scandal that led to the downfall of President Nixon. The Enron and WorldCom scandals seeped in financial fraud and accounting irregularities. These are all historical matters exposed by government or corporate...
Workplaces around America have a history of workplace discrimination. It’s an unfortunate truth that many people who go to work have to put up with gender discrimination, disability discrimination and other issues. Fortunately, the Equal Employment Opportunity...