As an employee, it is quite common to experience various challenges at the workplace. From spiteful colleagues to an ever-demanding boss, such challenges might derail any meaningful progress made. In the worst case scenario, an employer might fire you for engaging in...
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Crucial Tips to Solving Employment Disputes
Witnessing employment disputes has become a norm in recent years in various occupations. Whether such arguments stem from conflicts between co-workers or feuds between employees and their bosses, solving them cannot be emphasized enough. The Equal Employment...
Understanding Your Fundamental Rights as a Whistleblower
Whistleblower cases in the U.S have been on the rise in recent years. Based on suspicious conduct, an employee may take up the initiative to report an employer suspected of engaging in unlawful actions and consequently benefitting from them. Whistleblowers are brave...
The effects of workplace discrimination
Despite progressive attempts at education across American workplaces, workplace discrimination remains a major problem plaguing American workers. Workplace discrimination presents itself in many different forms and occasions, but it is never okay, nor is it legal. The...
Understanding Whistleblowers
Despite a lot of negative connotations that exist about people speaking out against whistleblowers, they are a valuable part of the thread of the American workplace. Whistleblowers do a lot to help prevent crimes and protect potential victims of a variety of crimes...
Employment rights of immigrants and equal employment laws
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces federal laws aimed at protecting immigrants from employment discrimination or harassment on several grounds. These include on the basis of gender, age, religion, color, race, national origin, physical or mental...
Michigan probation officer alleges racial discrimination
Monday, February 6, 2017 marked the filing of yet another lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Corrections in recent months. This most recent one, filed by a female probation officer, alleges racial discrimination at the hands of both her supervisor and another...
Whistleblowing while you work
When something at work just doesn't seem right, you may wonder what to do. Maybe you have brought the discrepancy to the attention of your supervisor, but he or she dismissed your complaint or warned you not to talk about it. If you continue to see managers or...
Female restaurant workers experience exploitation on many fronts
Sexual harassment is a serious issue in the restaurant industry. More than 90 percent of females working at restaurants have reported experiencing some form of sexual harassment at some point during their employment. The harassment comes from a variety of sources....
Independent contractor or employee: which are you?
One of the age-old questions for workers is how they are classified, are you an employee or an independent contractor? Believe or not, but that classification significantly impacts your rights as a worker. Employees are entitled greater protections whereas independent...