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When you’re a woman, you may be distinctly aware that you have to ask for better pay to get it. You can’t rely on your employer to pay you equally, because the gender pay gap continues to be problematic. You know, though, that asserting your right to equitable and...
Both hourly workers and non-exempt salaried workers have the right to overtime pay under federal law. If a company requires that a worker perform more than 40 hours worth of work within a given workweek, that worker should receive at least 150% of their average weekly...
Women have worked long and hard to gain professional opportunities. Only a few generations ago, women could rarely work in professional fields. These days, women dominate certain industries and continue to make dramatic headway in areas that have historically been...
Wage theft by businesses comes in many forms. Sometimes, it involves a company altering payroll records. Other times, companies demand that workers put in time without compensation. Overtime violations can also be a form of wage theft. There is a lot of confusion...
Your employer provides you with all of your income and also subsidizes or provides crucial benefits to you. Whether they have a retirement plan or disability insurance program, those benefits may be subject to specific federal oversight. The Department of Labor’s...
Our society puts all kinds of expectations on people based on how they look. Both women and men face specific workplace pressures and expectations related to their perceived sex. The way that an employer thinks about or relates to employees can have an impact on the...
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act, hourly workers and non-exempt salaried workers have the right to overtime wages when they work more than 40 hours in a given workweek. The extra pay compensates workers for additional job responsibilities while also helping prevent...
Pay equity is essential in the workforce. For many years, the reality has been that women have often not been paid the same as their male counterparts for performing the same jobs. With pay equity, gender equality comes to the forefront, and there is a better...
Overtime wages can drastically affect the profitability of a business's daily operations. The greater the contribution of staffing costs to the company's overhead costs, the greater their incentive to keep those expenses low. Many retail and restaurant businesses have...
An employee handbook and an employment contract serve primarily to protect the business and not the individual workers. You may only realize this once you see how the rules set in them could stop you from standing up for your rights. While contract law requires that...
