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...
Year: 2022
Is a wage discrepancy a violation of your equal pay rights?
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...
Costly overtime violations in Texas
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...
What ERISA means for workers who need disability pay
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...
2 ways employers try to hide sexist wage practices
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...
U.S. Soccer Federation to equalize pay for all
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,...
Can an employer change your timeclock records to reduce overtime?
Whether you are a manager who receives a salary low enough that you are not exempt from overtime regulations or you are an hourly worker, you should receive overtime with pay when you put in more than 40 hours a week. Unfortunately, there are some employers who do not...
Overtime violations: Have you recently been reclassified?
Sometimes, employers take steps to reclassify workers when they think they can do so to save money. Unfortunately, sometimes those reclassifications are not legal and end up costing the employee money by classifying them incorrectly. If you have stopped receiving...
Three reasons long-term disability claims get denied
If you suffer from a disability that prevents you from working, the denial of a long-term disability (LTD) claim is a difficult setback to endure. Rest assured, powerful federal laws protect you and give you the right to appeal a denied claim. Here are three of the...
Has your employer paid you less because you’re a woman?
Your gender or sex has very little impact on your job performance. As a woman, you can excel in essentially all the same roles, including those usually occupied by men. Unfortunately, not all employers treat women as the competent, capable employees that they are. It...