Employee Rights: Do You Need Help Protecting Yours?

If the company you work for treats you unfairly, makes you work long hours without compensation, or infringes on your rights as an employee, seek legal counsel today. You may need the assistance of an employee rights lawyer soon. An employee rights lawyer can help you fight for the freedom to work without threats, harassment, or another unfair practice. Learn more about employee rights and how an employment lawyer can help you below.

What Are Employee Rights?

The United States government established a number of laws to protect the rights of workers around the country. Every employee has the right to work without fear, harassment, or threats from their employers. Employees also have the right to obtain fair pay, time off, and other benefits from their employers. However, some employers ignore or abuse the rights of their employees on a daily basis. 

The abusive employers may:

• reduce their employees' pay or benefits
• retaliate or make the situation worse for their employees
• ignore their employees' requests for vacation, paternal, or maternal time off
• cut their employees' hours

The workers may choose to remain at their jobs out of fear. Employees who face unfair work practices at their jobs on a daily basis may become isolated or depressed about their situation.

If your employer did any of the things above to you, contact an employee rights lawyer now.

How Can an Employment Lawyer Assist You?

An employee rights lawyer will need to investigate your claims of unfair work practices before they take your case. Due to employee fraud and other issues at work, an attorney must be certain your employer violated your rights before they take your case to court.

In order to validate, or prove, your claim against your employer, a lawyer may need to:

• interview past and current workers at your job for information about your employer
• investigate your employer's criminal and professional history
• review your paychecks and wages

Your employer may have a long history of abusing the rights of their employees, coworkers, and other companies. Your employer may also have a history of paying less than minimum wage to their workers. Employees who qualify for healthcare and other benefits may also struggle to receive them from your employer.

If a lawyer discovers the problems above, they can file an employee rights violation claim against your employer.

Learn more about employee rights by contacting an employee rights lawyer today.