It is rare, if not impossible, for operations in the workplace to go smoothly all of the time. Often, tight deadlines and long working hours can push both management and employees into feeling pressurized and even angry. However, behavior can sometimes cross the line...
When most people hear about sexual harassment in a workplace, they automatically think of employees of two different genders. Traditionally, men have been the perpetrators and women have been the victims. However, same-sex sexual harassment is a real concern that...
Maybe your manager has started outright belittling you instead of trying to motivate you before each shift. Their cruel words have started to hurt your self-esteem or make you feel like you don't want to come to work. It's also possible that maybe some of your...
Honoring the provisions contained in the contract is a legal duty that all parties to such a legal agreement owe each other. Any instance in which a contracted party fails to meet their responsibilities as laid out in the contract may result in either party filing a...
Some companies include a non-disparagement clause in their employment contracts with new hires. They basically say that you agree not to write or say anything negative about the company, its customers, products or your experience working there that could cause harm to...
Both hourly workers and non-exempt salaried workers should receive overtime wages if they work more than 40 hours in one workweek. However, given that overtime wages cost a company at least 150% of what they usually pay that employee, they may be eager to avoid that...
Harassment of any kind has no place in the workplace. When you are belittled, bullied, yelled at or called names on a regular basis – all these can amount to workplace harassment. Harassment coming from a fellow employee is bad enough, but what happens if the offender...
If you’re like many people, you don’t pay a lot of attention to new state laws until they affect you. You may not be familiar with Ohio’s new Employment Law Uniformity Act, which became effective on April 15 of this year. However, if you’re considering filing a...
If you work in a specialized field, one of the things that might be included in your employment contract is a non-compete agreement. A non-compete agreement may limit whether you can work a second job (moonlighting) or where you can work once you leave the company. It...
One of your most basic rights as a United States citizen is the right to freely practice your religion. Religious freedom draws people to the U.S. from all over the world. Unfortunately, it is easier to promise freedom of religion in theory than to enforce that...