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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...
Employment contracts usually include details about compensation and performance expectations. They may also include restrictive covenants. Restrictive covenants are agreements that limit certain activities both during the employment arrangement and even after...
When two parties agree to do business with one another, they may negotiate a multiple-page contract explaining their obligations. There is an expectation that they should both fulfill their obligations in good faith. While it is beneficial to extend grace to one...
Overtime pay in Ohio is issued at time-and-a-half an employee’s base rate. This means that the specific payment is going to be different in every case, but that this general overtime rate always needs to be used. If an employee makes $20 an hour as their base wage,...
Employment discrimination involves a company considering protected characteristics when making staffing decisions. Medical conditions and genetic information are among the protected characteristics listed in federal statutes. Additionally, federal laws, such as the...
Businesses rely on contracts to prevent unfair competition, protect trade secrets and ensure they have the resources necessary to operate. Contracts can provide commercial space and materials. They also govern work relationships. Frequently, business leaders use basic...
In a competitive job market, companies are doing everything possible to hold on to their top employees. One increasingly common strategy is the retention agreement, a contract designed to encourage valued staff to remain with the organization for a specified period of...
Consistent attendance is a key component of job performance. Employers need to be able to rely on their workers to show up when scheduled for their jobs. Many professionals pride themselves on consistent attendance. Unfortunately, sometimes personal circumstances...