As an employee, you can receive many types of compensation from your employer. In addition to your salary, you may be in line to receive bonuses every now and again (or scheduled at certain times of the year).If your employer is holding back a bonus, it's critical to...
Month: January 2020
Employers may try to hide a wrongful termination
One of the reasons that wrongful termination cases can get so complicated is that employers are well aware of the reasons they can and cannot fire their employees. When they decide to violate an employee's rights and fire them over something that should not warrant...
Did your employer ask you to resign?
There are many circumstances that can result in your employer asking you to resign. For example, if you aren't seeing eye to eye with management, the company may ask you for your resignation as opposed to terminating your employment.If you find yourself in this...
What constitutes a hostile workplace environment?
Even if you enjoy the environment in which you work, things can change quickly. For example, if your company hires a new supervisor, this person may not share the same level of professionalism as what you're accustomed to. If you find yourself working in a hostile...
Is your employer violating your right to receive pay?
Even though you attempt to keep a good relationship with your employer, things can turn sour without notice. And if this impacts when and how much compensation you receive, it'll change your life in a variety of ways.There are many ways your employer may violate your...
What you need to file a wage and hour complaint
If you have a wage and hour complaint, don't hesitate to discuss your concerns with your supervisor, company owner and/or human resources department. This doesn't always result in a fast and efficient resolution to the problem, but it's the first step in better...
Collect evidence of sexual harassment in the workplace
As a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, you don't want to find yourself in the middle of a "he said, she said" standoff. The best way to protect against this is to collect evidence associated with your claim. With the right evidence backing up your claim,...
Can your employer stop you from leaving for a competitor?
There may come a point when you're ready to leave your current job for a new opportunity. While it's a big decision, once you're sure it's the right one, you begin to move forward full steam ahead.But then you hit a snag: Your current employer threatens you because...
Common examples of workplace retaliation
A lot of things can go wrong as an employee, but there's little worse than finding that you're a victim of workplace retaliation. In the business world, retaliation comes in the form of a punishment for taking some type of action against your employer, such as filing...
Fired for reporting harassment? It could be retaliation
While you've worked at your current company, you've seen many things with which you disagree. You saw a supervisor catcall a fellow employee. You saw a client come in and continuously flirt with a coworker whom you knew was uncomfortable, but the boss encouraged her...