Ensuring that workers receive the wages they have earned is important. Because state and federal wage laws can be complex, it is also important for workers to understand how to protect their rights.
The importance of protecting fair wages
Did you know that you deserve a meal break at work?
Every day, your employer asks you to work through your lunch break. Some of the time, it is very obvious: Your boss tells you there is too much to do and you need to eat at your desk. On other days, he or she implies it, perhaps by saying that dedicated employees will find ways to get more done throughout the day.
Workers in California protected from sexual harassment
Sexual harassment does not have to be tolerated in the workplace and California laws protect workers from it. To better understand their rights, workers should be familiar with what sexual harassment is and what types of behaviors it includes.
