Image by LexnGer via Flickr Has your employer deducted money from your paycheck for hours that you worked? Some employers will make mandatory deductions from hourly workers’ paychecks, without regard to time actually worked. For example, some employers will automatically deduct one half-hour per day for a “required” lunch period, and will make this deduction [...]
Employee Tip: Document Your Job-Hunting Efforts, If You Want to Legally Challenge Your Termination
If you are an employee, had your job terminated, and are even thinking you may bring a legal claim against your former employer some day, please know that you should keep documentation relating to your job search efforts. You may ask, “What does my job-search or new employment have to do with what my old [...]
Employee Tip: Think of a Legal Claim Like An Investment
If you are an employee thinking about pursuing a legal claim (e.g. a discrimination charge against your employer), it is important you feel passion and emotion for that claim and your belief in it. However, you should also take time to look at the claim from a different perspective. Treat that legal claim as if it were stock or [...]