Employment law

A noncompete agreement means that an employee who leaves a business cannot immediately start working for the competition. Often, they are also prohibited from starting a competing business themselves. This does not necessarily mean that the agreement lasts forever....

Most employees already know that workplace discrimination and harassment are illegal. What they might not realize is that the law also protects workers who report those problems or exercise certain legal rights. When an employer punishes an employee for engaging in...

An employment contract often starts by addressing the main terms of the business relationship. This includes the position the person will hold, the duration of the contract and the amount of compensation they are due. Some employees are given a salary, for instance,...

Bias can unfairly influence the hiring process. Sometimes, people working in management or human resources choose not to hire certain types of people based on their own discriminatory preferences. When prospective employees have proof that a person in a position of...

Employees are sometimes approached with contracts that provide them with specific benefits for certain actions. One of these is a retention bonus agreement, which is a contract that offers an employee extra compensation for remaining with the employer through a...

Wage theft happens when workers are not paid properly, and their wages are essentially taken by their employer. This is sometimes done intentionally, but it can also be the result of a miscommunication or an oversight. Either way, it is important for employees to know...

Companies often hold team-building events or have parties that take place outside the workplace. Some employees travel with colleagues as part of their job - for instance, to visit a client or attend a trade show or conference. Some employees dislike these events...

Employees experience a variety of mistreatments in the workplace. These could include sexual harassment, discrimination based on protected classes or workplace retaliation. All of these could be violations of an employee’s rights. However, reports show that employees...

Many employees in the United States are at-will employees. This means they do not have an employment contract, so they have an agreement to work at the business as long as they want to. But their employer can also fire them at any time and for almost any reason, as...

You have a job, but you have spent the last few months looking for other employment. Maybe you are interested in a new opportunity or hoping for a raise. You are finally offered a job that you want to take -- but it starts in just a few days. You go to your boss and...