Agreements
Articles about employee rights regarding employment contracts and agreements,
such as non-compete, non-disclosure, separation and severance agreements.
Independent contractor agreements included.
Hiring
Employee rights related to job hiring. Examples are hiring-in as an "at-will" employee,
background checks, prohibited discrimination, illegal interview questions,
working a probationary period and Veterans' Preference.
Benefits
Employee rights related to mandatory and voluntary employee benefits
provided by employers, such as COBRA extended health insurance, paid
holidays, sick leave and vacation. Explains and lists legal holidays.
Hours
Topics related to work hours, such as employee rights regarding work
breaks and forced mandatory overtime. Includes information about
work-hour restrictions under the Fair Labor Standards Act or FLSA.
Blog
Publishes brief articles (blog posts) about employee rights and related
matters in the news. Also announces new and supplements existing
employee rights articles and resources published outside the blog. Subscribe
Retaliation
Employee rights articles about workplace retaliation by employers and
unions that is prohibited under relevant laws, when employees exercise
their rights under the laws. Whistleblower retaliation is included.
Breaks & Leave
About employee rights regarding work breaks and leave benefits provided
by employers, such as sick leave, vacation, holidays, family and
medical leave, and rest, bathroom, smoke and lunch breaks.
Safety
& Health
Explains workers' rights to a safe and healthy workplace under the
Occupational Safety and Health Act. Includes links to the Occupational
Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and state equivalents.
Child Labor
Briefly explains Federal child labor law provisions and work hour restrictions
for youths. Provides links to government resources for conducting
further research into Federal and state child labor laws.
Termination
Employee rights and benefits when employment is terminated, such as
when workers are discharged through layoffs or getting fired. Quitting
a job, constructive discharge and wrongful termination included.
Contractor
Information for independent contractors (ICs) about the benefits of
working under IC agreements. Also explains IC rights regarding
"independent contractor vs employee" legal issues.
Unemployment
Employee rights for standard and extended state unemployment benefits.
Related topics include Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA), final
pay and COBRA extended health insurance.
Criminal Record
Factors that employers typically may, may not or must consider under
Federal and state laws, when making hiring, job and other employment
decisions based solely on a worker's criminal record.
Unions
Employee rights regarding unfair labor practices, plus information
about employee rights to join or refrain from joining labor unions
under right to work laws. Includes links to union lists and directories.
Disability
Employee rights topics about temporary and permanent disability, including
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and disability benefits
provided by Social Security, states, and workers' compensation.
Wages
& Pay
Employee rights for wages and other pay, such as payday requirements,
final paychecks, wage garnishment, minimum wage, prevailing wage, and
overtime, severance, holiday, sick and vacation pay.
Discrimination
Employee rights topics regarding employment discrimination and legal
recourse. Discrimination topics include pregnancy, equal pay, disability,
age, nepotism, sexual harassment, and hostile work environment.
Workplace
Employee rights topics related to workplace issues, such as drug testing,
defamation (slander or libel), dress code (including employee uniforms),
bad boss, nepotism, employee privacy, harassment and retaliation.
Employee Rights Resources
Attorney
Referral
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Books
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job searching.
Glossary
Definitions of legal and other terms appearing in our employee rights
content, and highlighted like
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Laws
Direct links to or research resources for state and Federal discrimination
laws, whistleblower laws, employment laws and labor laws.
Government
Web directory of Federal and state government offices that provide
employment, labor and employee rights resources, and enforce the
related laws.
Site Map
Provides links to all employee rights articles and resources at EmployeeIssues.com,
arranged alphabetically.
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