Employment Law

Unfortunately, unpaid wages are a common problem in the workforce. The problem persists, especially with blue-collar workers. According to the Economic Policy Institute, workers lose an estimated $15 billion in minimum wage violations. However, wage theft is not only...

You’ve always held yourself to the highest professional standard, and you’ve been delivering results for your company for years. Recently, there’s been a reshuffle in management positions and your new boss seems to have taken a dislike to you.  Why might this be the...

You stayed past your regular work hours to finish up some paperwork. But, when you receive your paycheck, you notice that your boss adjusted your time and the extra pay is not showing up. You ask your boss, and they tell you that all overtime needs pre-authorization....

Your timecard is your record of how long you have worked. The entries you make on it indicate when you start and end your shifts. Your employer will then have to pay you according to how long you worked during each pay period. Sometimes, what a worker enters on their...

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is one of the most important federal protections for employees. This law requires that employers allow their staff members to take unpaid leave in certain situations.  Workers can usually request up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave...

Sexual harassment can happen anywhere. It can happen to people of all ages and genders, from your young niece at school to your grandad in the nursing home. Yet much of it happens in the workplace. This is the area a new report from Resume-Now examines. The results do...

Receiving fair compensation for work done is perhaps one of the most fulfilling aspects of employment. However, when discrimination figures into the picture, remuneration can become a very contentious issue. Unfair compensation can be very damaging to the employee in...

You might assume your employer would want to know if someone at work harasses you. After all, no company wants a reputation as an unsafe and uncomfortable place to work. Your employer may even have told you to report incidents and brought in specialist trainers to...

Have you ever woken up and not wanted to go to work? Most people have. If it is because you are bored of your job, or do not like what you do, then the only option may be to resign and look for work that excites and interests you. Yet, if it is because you feel...

No matter what industry you work in, whether it’s in an office, a factory or a store, there will be times when your boss comes to you and assigns you more work than you could possibly accomplish in a 40-hour workweek. As you stay at work later and later, you may begin...