The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) regulates employer-sponsored benefit programs and safeguards the rights and interests of employees participating in such plans. It establishes specific guidelines that provide essential protections by ensuring...
Hourly employees may not know what their paycheck will look like until they see their schedule for the week. Many workers are eager to put in as many hours as possible to have the largest paycheck. Overtime wages can absolutely increase someone's take-home pay, which...
Although there are fewer barriers to female employment than there used to be, women in many industries still don't receive the same treatment as their male coworkers. Not only may women struggle to secure the same advancement opportunities as their male peers, they...
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released last month a report on earnings of wage salary workers with the most updated information regarding this matter. The numbers speak for themselves. The Wage Gap While the median weekly earnings at a national level was $1,085 in...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, or ERISA, was designed to give people a sense of security when it comes to their employee benefit plans, knowing that there are standards for their financial management that have to be upheld. There are more than...
You generally like your job because it is in your area of expertise. However, you often feel like you don't earn as much as you should. When you eventually confirm that suspicion by discovering what others in your department make, you may start to question why the...
Wage theft is incredibly common. In fact, there have been studies claiming that it is the largest form of theft in the United States. It happens in many different ways, and it always results in employees being deprived of the wages that they have earned and that they...
It could be a car crash or cancer that negatively affects your health. Whether you suffer a head injury or have to undergo debilitating medical treatments, you may no longer be able to work. As a successful professional, your family has a standard of living that...
As a female professional, you are likely acutely aware of how hard it can be to break into the top professions in your industry. You may face mistreatment from your coworkers or dismissive attitudes from employers and prospective clients all because of your sex. Even...
When men and women do the same jobs, they should be paid equally. The same is true in athletics. Women’s and men’s teams both need to be paid fairly. Is it reasonable that a men’s team should be paid ten or 20 times more for a game compared to a women’s team? If so,...
