What is Workplace Sexual Harassment? Workplace sexual harassment is any type of unwanted sexual behavior in the workplace. More specifically, sexual harassment is a type of sexual discrimination that negatively impacts an employee. Individuals can be sexually harassed by their manager, coworker, boss, or anyone else in the workplace. There are a few different types …
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What is At-Will Employment? Like most states in America, Missouri is an “at-will” employment state. At-will means that an employer can fire an employee at any time for any reason unless there is a written employment contract with definitive terms for termination. Without a written employment contract with these terms, Missouri employees can be terminated …
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What is the EEOC? The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, also called the EEOC, enforces the federal law that prohibits discrimination in the workplace. More specifically, the EEOC upholds the law that prevents employers from making decisions based on an applicant or employee’s race, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. The EEOC has the …
Retain Outstanding Legal Representation in St. Louis If you are involved in a dispute with your current or former employer, or if you need advice about an employment-related matter, do not hesitate to contact an employment lawyer. It is likely that the employer with whom you plan to take legal action against has more resources …
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, also called the EEOC, enforces the federal law that prohibits discrimination in the workplace. More specifically, the EEOC upholds the law that prevents employers from making decisions based on an applicant or employee’s race, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin. The EEOC has the authority to investigate any …
Like most states in America, Missouri is an “at-will” employment state. At-will means that an employer can fire an employee at any time for any reason unless there is a written employment contract with definitive terms for termination. Without a written employment contract with these terms, Missouri employees can be terminated for any reason or …
Workplace sexual harassment is any type of unwanted sexual behavior in the workplace. More specifically, sexual harassment is a type of sexual discrimination that negatively impacts an employee. Individuals can be sexually harassed by their manager, coworker, boss, or anyone else in the workplace. There are a few different types of workplace sexual harassment, including …
In a recent case, Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp., the United States Supreme Court held that an employee who orally complains about not being paid overtime is protected from retaliation by his employer. Prior to this case, it was unclear–from a national perspective–as to whether oral (i.e., non-written complaints) were sufficient to rise to the …
Currently, federal and state laws establish minimum wage and overtime protections for employees. The most prominent example of such a statute is the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which sets minimum wage and overtime protections for covered employees. But the FLSA and similar state statues are only the most recent developments in the long historical process …
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