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...
Why do you need to report sexual harassment at work?
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...
What to do if your colleagues make more than you in the same role
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...
Has something bad happened at work after reporting harassment?
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...
What is a hostile work environment?
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...
Can your boss make you work late without paying overtime?
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...
Wage lawsuit targets Olive Garden
The One Fair Wage advocacy group has filed a lawsuit with U.S. District Court in Northern California against restaurant group Darden Restaurants, which oversees 1,800 Olive Gardens and other restaurants and employs more than 167,000 hourly employees. Filed April 15,...
5 signs you may be the victim of age discrimination at work
As an older worker for a Terre Haute-area business, have you ever suspected that your employer is discriminating against you because of your age? It's natural if you are not certain. Employers rarely say outright that they are committing age discrimination or leave...
Companies can require workers to get vaccine in many cases
The rollout of COVID-19 vaccines has not gone as smoothly as it might have. Officials had high hopes, but distribution got off to a slow start and remains below stated goals. So it may be some time before employees not classified as essential workers will get their...
Cancer-stricken news anchor files lawsuit over discrimination
Harassment, bullying, belittling and exclusion surface in so many ways in the workplace, often showing the horrible behavior of colleagues and superiors whom you thought were fair and, sometimes, even your friends. Even when you try to remain professional, others may...