Reporting the Employer (Part I of II)

I am often asked how you report an employer for unlawful conduct.  The answer depends on what kind of activity is being reported.

If you suspect your employer is engaged in criminal activity, you should report it to law enforcement immediately.

Other than that, there are a number of agencies one can report an employer to, depending on the employer’s conduct.  While an employer may choose to commit an array of unlawful practices, we will address two of the most common types of unlawful practices at this time.

1.  Discrimination, based on

• Age
• Disability
• Equal Pay
• Genetic Information
• National Origin
• Pregnancy
• Race
• Color
• Religion
• Retaliation
• Sex and Sexual Harassment

2.  Unpaid wages and overtime.

Without WARNing

It's been a tough few years here in the United States.  Whether you call it "The Great Recession" or just plain hard times, there's no denying that the American economy is suffering.

As an unfortunate consequence of these difficult economic conditions, many employers are being forced to terminate large numbers of employees.  However, even in these times there are protections for hard working Americans, and among those protections are laws like the WARN Act.