Employment Law

Overtime wages are valuable assets to workers who commit long hours to their jobs. However, they often seem like a burden to employers. Many companies go to great lengths to avoid their legal responsibility to pay certain, non-exempt workers 150% of their average...

Indiana is an “at-will” state. As such, your employer can dismiss you for whatever reason provided that such reason is legal. It also means that you can leave your job without necessarily giving reasons to your employer. However, the at-will employment concept can...

People who belong to a group that has legal protections against employment discrimination often talk about suffering “microaggressions” at work – even if they haven’t faced blatant, legally actionable discrimination. They may not use – or even know – that word....

Workplace sexual harassment remains a pervasive issue that affects countless individuals worldwide. Despite increased awareness and efforts to combat this problem, many cases of sexual harassment go unreported. Please continue reading to delve into the complex factors...

While many companies do their best to provide employees with decent wages that include overtime pay, some fail to comply with acceptable standards or even legal requirements. Some employers will even go as far as deducting wages below minimum wage which is against...

Under both federal and state law, employers are prohibited from discriminating against people based on their national origin. This prohibition includes not just discrimination against anyone born outside the U.S. According to the Department of Labor (DOL), national...

Retaliation in the workplace occurs when an employer or manager takes adverse action against an employee because the employee engaged in a legally protected activity. Legal protections apply to these situations because employees should be free to participate freely in...

Discrimination in the workplace can affect someone's career significantly, as it creates a hostile work environment. The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) defines employment discrimination as unfair treatment towards someone because of their race,...

There is just enough nuance in overtime law for workers to find the rules confusing. Typically, hourly workers have a right to overtime wages, but those paid on a salary basis often do not receive overtime pay. Of course, there are exceptions to this rule, as those...

As an employee, you certainly know that wage theft is detrimental to you on numerous levels, and you hope that it never happens. However, you may also see reports making claims that wage theft is the biggest type of theft in the United States or a bigger issue than...