A significant percentage of employers gravitate towards independent contractors as it costs less to hire and keep them in the company. For instance, independent contractors bring specialized skills into a company, whereas employees are trained and helped to access...
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Spotting pregnancy discrimination
One would hope that in this day and age, discriminating against someone based on pregnancy and conditions related to pregnancy would be a thing of the past. Yet, those with subconscious or explicit bias and those who fear for their company’s bottom line in ways that...
A client is sexually harassing me at work. Who is responsible?
Most employees interact with people other than their workmates. Clients play an integral role in keeping your employer in business and you in employment. Because of this, it is imperative that you uphold the utmost professionalism when interacting with your...
Is” timeclock rounding” legal or a form of wage theft?
Wage theft is a major issue for workers in New York and across the United States. Those who earn an hourly wage are among those most affected by the bad payroll practices of some employers. Many companies deprive hourly employees of billions of dollars in income every...
Could your employer be discriminating against you based on your age?
You’ve diligently held your role in the organization for a decade or two. In fact, you’ve been named the “Employee of the Month” several times. However, you’ve recently noticed a worrying trend: what began as a harmless comment about your age is going overboard. Could...
Discrimination could create a pattern of behavior
Even when you can clearly see that you are being discriminated against, it can sometimes be difficult to prove. After all, the other party may simply deny that they were discriminating against you and claim that it is all a misunderstanding. This is a very common...
Employees: Get to know the EEOC
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the federal agency that is directly tasked with enforcing specific federal laws that concern discrimination in the workplace. The EEOC helps to enforce these laws both when public-sector and private-sector...
Why daily workers may have grounds for wage theft claims
The right to a fair wage is rooted in federal law, and every employer is required to meet certain wage standards if they want to do business lawfully in the United States. For example, with rare exceptions for those in service industry professions where gratuities are...
Labor Department cracks down on child labor law violations
Recently, the U.S. Dept. of Labor (DOL) announced its crackdown on child labor law violations. Packers Sanitation Services (PSS) slaughterhouses in eight Midwestern states paid $1.5 million in fines in accordance with the terms of a consent decree signed in December...
Spotting a narcissist at work
Hopefully, you work someplace you enjoy and you are highly qualified for your job. You may want to stay where you are for a long time, especially if the wage and benefits are good. You may not want anything to mess up this opportunity. Unfortunately, as the saying...
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