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 articles and resources added to the sections listed on this page. Stay up to date by subscribing for free.
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
or workers are discharged through a layoff, getting
fired and 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, equal pay, final paychecks, wage garnishment,
and overtime, severance, holiday, sick and vacation pay.
New Federal minimum wage included.
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.
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Glossary
Definitions of legal and other terms appearing in our
employee rights content, and highlighted like
this.
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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