When a company that does business with the government is cheating the government in some way, there are often employees or other people who are aware of the fraud. They might want to expose the fraud, but they know that becoming a whistleblower can be risky. Qui Tam actions are meant to provide financial incentives […]
You have a legal right to work at your job without being sexually harassed. Harassment on the job is illegal under both federal and state law. If you were a victim of sexual harassment in the workplace, you may be entitled to compensation that could include payment for salary and benefits that you lost and […]
Everyone should have a fair chance in the workplace. Federal and state laws make it illegal for employers to treat some workers worse than others because those workers are in a protected class. What Is a Protected Class? Protected classes are groups of people who the law protects from discrimination. For example, Title VII of […]
It’s not fair when women are paid less for doing the same work that men do. If this happened to you, the law is on your side. You have the legal right to receive equal pay for equal work. You can sue for back pay if you were paid less because of your sex. What […]
Yes. When an employer gives different benefits to men and women because of their sex, that is a form of illegal sex discrimination. If you received fewer or different benefits than a person of the other sex who was doing the same kind of work at the same location, you may be able to file […]