Workers have the right to earn a fair wage. Laws are put in place to govern hourly wages for workers in order to prevent individuals from unfair compensation. Unfortunately, not all employers abide by these laws, and some workers may suffer due to not receiving the pay needed to provide for themselves and their families.
California company fined for unfair compensation
What are accommodations that employers should make for pregnancy?
When employees become pregnant, many employers, even those big employers who should know better, act like they have never dealt with a pregnant employee before. This may happen due to a lack of manager and supervisor training, but whatever the reason behind a certain situation, pregnant employees deserve fair and legal treatment.
Home Depot is offering an employee his job back after the company recently fired him for speaking up to a customer who hurled racist insults at him.
Home Depot is offering an employee in Albany, New York, his job back after the company recently fired him for speaking up to a customer who hurled racist insults at him.
Sexual harassment not absent from nursing industry
Many people choose to work in the nursing profession because they want to help people. Of course, coming in contact with numerous people does not always bode well. Unfortunately, it is not always patients or patients' families that cause issue as other workers could carry out actions that fall into the category of sexual harassment.
Workplace Age Discrimination Persists
Fifty years after the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) was passed, ageism remains too common and accepted, says a new report from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
Large corporations face frequent wage and hour claims
Wage theft is nothing new. Workers in California and across the country have been involved in wage and hour claims for generations, and it seems that the problem continues. Most often, reports tell of wage theft in retail, restaurants and seasonal employment, where workers make low wages and may have reasons to avoid complaining about the unfair treatment. However, wage theft by employers is not limited to mom-and-pop businesses just getting by. In fact, some of the wealthiest corporations steal from their workers.
Pregnant women commonly face discrimination at work
Most women have goals in life that they hope to achieve. Some of those goals may involve career success, and others many involve starting a family. For many women, it is not unusual to have both of these goals in mind. While the majority of career women are perfectly capable of balancing work duties, pregnancy and motherhood, many expectant and new mothers face discrimination on the job.
