Employee Rights

In Missouri, many employees endure working conditions that are far from ideal. No job is perfect, yet you should still be able to go to work knowing that you can expect fair treatment and a safe working environment. However, even these things are not available to everyone and many workers deal with hostility, hazards and unfair treatment every day of…

In Missouri, all too many workers endure breaches of their rights as employees every day at work. Sadly, there are many employers who take advantage of their employees, or treat them unfairly. Sometimes it is a case of paying them too little or requiring them to work longer hours than is legal. In other cases, employers favor certain employees for…

Most workers in Pennsylvania know that they have certain rights as an employee. However, not everyone realizes how far these rights extend, or how to defend them if they are being breached. You may be too worried about getting onto the wrong side of your employer and potentially losing your job. Even though retaliatory discharge is illegal, it still happens…

As most employees in Michigan know, there are many things that can take you out of work for a while, such as falling prey to a serious illness or suffering an injury. Births, deaths and family matters can also cause you to need a few days off here and there. However, one more thing that many people forget about, however,…

As most workers in Missouri are aware, you have a number of rights as an employee and you should be able to expect to have these respected. Sadly, all too many people throughout the state and indeed across the U.S. endure a breach of their employee rights every day at work. Some are underpaid, others suffer harassment or discrimination while…

Every employee in Missouri has certain rights that his or her employer and colleagues are obliged to respect. Sadly, this does not always happen and countless workers suffer unfair treatment and a hostile work environment every day in their place of employment. This situation is unacceptable yet it regularly is allowed to continue simply because the victims of this mistreatment…

There are advantages to being an independent contractor rather than an employee, as independent contractors can choose which businesses to contract with and are not under the direct supervision of an employer as they go about performing their work. However, there are fewer legal protections for independent contractors than there are for employees. They are not eligible for workers’ compensation…

Most would probably agree that for the majority of their workers, Walmart wages are quite low. But one might expect that tech jobs for the corporate behemoth would pay much more and be considered plum positions. But the AFL-CIO labor union just released a report detailing Walmart’s intention to bypass American workers for these tech positions and instead hire foreign…

The growing season is just beginning in America’s agricultural industry. Some of the most overlooked workers in America are the migrant workers toiling in the fields planting and harvesting crops. Because many of them are not United States citizens, there is a perception that employment standards don’t apply to them, but this is not the case. The Migrant and Seasonal…

Missouri workers may not be fully aware of all of their rights on the job. Unfortunately, some companies fail to follow the law when it comes to employee rights in the workplace. Below are some very important rights of which workers should be aware. — Government guidelines and not employer whims determine whether workers are eligible for overtime pay. Workers…