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Video surveillance is common in the workplace in order to deter thieves. But many employers also use video surveillance to monitor the activities of employees during work hours. What are your rights as an employee?
Video Surveillance is Used by 50% of Employers
Employees in the retail sector...
This article discusses whether your employer is entitled to take money from your paycheck for work related tools, work uniforms or cash register shortages.
Work Uniforms, Tools and Cash Register Deductions
There are employers who will try to deduct money from employee paychecks for the cost of...
As an employee of a company, a work personnel file may be kept which includes things such as your resume, work reviews, conduct record and more. As an employee, do you have a right to see what is contained with in your personnel file at work? Is there a right of review?
Company Policy, Handbook...
This article will discuss whether rights of privacy in the workplace with a brief discussion on employee monitoring.
Understanding Your Right to Privacy at Work
You may feel that your employer has invaded your privacy at work and if so then you may be thinking about suing your employer in a...
When it comes to your work email account, you may not have a right to privacy in your online communications.
Company Email May Be Monitored
Most workplace email and other communications systems used by employees can be monitored by the employer. The AMA (American Management Association)...
This article explains your legal rights and provides information about what to do when conditions in your workplace pose a risk to health and safety which may result in personal injury.
What is OSHA?
The OSH Act (Occupational Safety and Health Act) establishes your rights when it comes to...
Meal, lunch and rest break rights of an employee are dependent upon the specific law in place where you are employed.
State Law Determines Rest, Meal and Lunch Breaks
Most employers allow their employees to take a break in the middle of their work shift for rest or food and meals. These breaks...
The overwhelming majority of states and some localities have enacted their own anti-discrimination laws. They also have set up agencies responsible for enforcing these laws, which are known as Fair Employment Practices Agencies or "FEPAs" as abbreviated.
As would be expected, the laws that...
It would seem common sense that people who perform the same work and at the same level of quality should be paid the same, but this isn't always the case. The U.S. government created laws to ensure fairness in the workplace and promote equal pay laws.
Men and women doing the same job should...