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Both federal and state laws protect your right to take unpaid leave in certain circumstances. To qualify for that leave, you need to have worked for your employer for long enough, and the company itself also needs to be a certain size. However, if at least fifty...
It’s common practice to look for a job while you are still employed. After all, no one wants to jump into the uncertainties of unemployment with both feet. Besides that, lack of career growth or unfavorable conditions at your workplace may lead you to look for other...
It shouldn't surprise you to learn that the restaurant industry sees more sexual harassment claims than any other employment sector in the U.S. The harassment doesn’t always come from customers. Although it’s impossible to know the exact numbers, some estimates...
Have you ever had an employer tell you that you’re not supposed to discuss your wages with other employees? They may act as if you earn more and so the other employees would be jealous, for instance, or they may just make a blanket statement to the effect of “that’s...
You've been with the company for years, but then you are injured in a car crash or you develop symptoms of a serious illness. All of a sudden, what you can do on the job changes dramatically. You may need support to keep working because of your medical condition. All...
People often think of sexual harassment as inappropriate touching; however, that only makes up a portion of sexual harassment cases in the workforce. It’s imperative for all workers and those who are in supervisory positions to understand the various other ways that...
Federal law establishes the right to overtime pay, and California has state laws that entitle workers to overtime wages in several additional scenarios. However, quite a few employees will work long hours and have weeks that extend well past 40 hours without any kind...
A coworker asks you if you’d like to go on a date sometime. You’re not interested and you tell them so, but it gets you thinking. Was that appropriate behavior for the workplace? You know that unwanted sexual advances are a form of harassment. The date was unwanted...
Workers get judged based on factors outside of their control all of the time. Employers discriminate based on appearance, sex and race, among other factors. Even if the company itself has a policy against discrimination, individual prejudices often rear their heads...
As a dedicated employee, you try to show up for your job even when you aren't feeling the best. However, there are likely times when forcing yourself to go into work is a mistake for both you and the people you love. Thankfully, even if your employer doesn't offer you...