When you talk to someone about how work is going, chances are that either you or the other person will allude to feeling overworked. Many Americans have too much work and spend too many hours on the job. In fact, according to this report, Americans work longer hours...
Month: February 2017
What is a ‘reasonable accommodation’?
If you are disabled or pregnant, state and federal laws require that your employer allow for accommodations to help you in the workplace. However, these accommodations must be reasonable and not put any undue hardship on the employer. This might all make sense in...
Your right to meal and rest breaks: What to know
Employees in California have many rights in the workplace. One of those rights is to receive meal and rest breaks according to current guidelines. While it may only seem like a short break, it is vital to ensure you are able to rest, eat and take care of yourself...
Protecting yourself against workplace violence
Race discrimination in the workplace is complicated. Why? While some cases of racial discrimination may be easy to spot and prove, in many other cases, discrimination is hard to identify right away. It can be even tougher to prove. Race discrimination is when an...
Don’t let salary history justify unfair pay in the future
The wage gap between men and women has been the topic of divisive political and economical debates for several years. And although it is well documented that women — particularly women of color — earn less than men for the same jobs, that gap has yet to be closed....