Employment Law Resources

Wondering if your employer is violating your rights? Trying to understand how strong your case is? Read our handcrafted and curated labor and employment guides, articles and overviews. Written by legal experts, without the legal jargon.

Complete Guide to Time and a Half: How to Calculate
Complete Guide to Time and a Half: How to Calculate
Complete Guide to Time and a Half: How to Calculate

Time and a half pay is the overtime pay that non-exempt employees are entitled to when they put in more than 40 hours …

Exempt vs Non Exempt
Exempt vs Non Exempt
Exempt vs Non Exempt

Understanding whether you're an exempt or non-exempt employee is essential for knowing your rights and ensuring …

Back Pay Explained: What is back pay?
Back Pay Explained: What is back pay?
Back Pay Explained: What is back pay?

Back pay is money you should have received for work you've already done, but haven't been paid for. Whether it's …

Workplace retaliation
Workplace retaliation
Workplace retaliation

Have you faced punishment at work not for wrongdoing, but for standing up for what’s right? Perhaps you've been met …

Clock on dinner plate
Clock on dinner plate
Clock on dinner plate

Whether you're entitled to breaks during your work day depends on state laws, industry standards, and your …

Employee termination paper
Employee termination paper
Employee termination paper

Losing your job can be tough, especially if it happened because you stood up against discrimination or illegal activities …

Employee termination paper
Employee termination paper
Employee termination paper

A hostile work environment is where harassment, discrimination, or other unwelcome behavior creates a …

Distressed man sitting in office with arms crossed away from coworkers
Distressed man sitting in office with arms crossed away from coworkers
Distressed man sitting in office with arms crossed away from coworkers

In this guide designed for employees, we cover what is discrimination in the workplace, the types of discrimination …

Man touching woman on shoulder at work
Man touching woman on shoulder at work
Man touching woman on shoulder at work

In this guide for employees, we explain what is quid pro quo harassment and how to recognize the signs, which can …

Non-compete agreement
Non-compete agreement
Non-compete agreement

The FTC non compete ban 2024 could ban non-compete agreements nationwide. This potential major change …

Picture of a Termination Letter
Picture of a Termination Letter
Picture of a Termination Letter

In this guide, we'll explain what should be included in a termination letter, instances when providing one is legally required …

Man walking out of office after losing job
Man walking out of office after losing job
Man walking out of office after losing job

This comprehensive guide is designed to help you understand your legal rights, review the termination letter and …

Discrimination settlement
Discrimination settlement
Discrimination settlement

This guide explains discrimination settlements, covering what to expect, what you can ask for, types of damages …

Severance agreement
Severance agreement
Severance agreement

In this comprehensive guide, we explain what is severance pay, how much is severance pay, how does severance …

Woman looking offended in workplace
Woman looking offended in workplace
Woman looking offended in workplace

In this comprehensive guide, we'll dive into favoritism at work — common signs of favoritism in the workplace, how it’s …

A person looking closely at stacks of coins
A person looking closely at stacks of coins
A person looking closely at stacks of coins

When your employer doesn't pay you what you're owed by law, it can really set you back. Whether you were paid below …

Wondering how strong your case is?

Wondering how strong your case is?

Complete our free online quiz to see if any of your rights were violated under the labor & employment law.

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Attorney Advertising. This website is intended for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and is no substitute for consulting a licensed attorney. Only an attorney can provide you with legal advice, and only after considering your specific facts and circumstances. You should not act on any information on this website without first seeking the advice of an attorney. Manifest Law is an association of lawyers and legal entities that have agreed to do business under a common name. The use of the name “Manifest Law” does not imply that all lawyers or legal entities within the Manifest Law family are part of a single partnership or that they are responsible for the acts or omissions of each other. Any specific attorney-client engagement, the scope of any such attorney-client relationship, and the legal responsibility for any such engagement will be set forth in the
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Attorney Advertising. This website is intended for general informational purposes only. It does not constitute legal advice and is no substitute for consulting a licensed attorney. Only an attorney can provide you with legal advice, and only after considering your specific facts and circumstances. You should not act on any information on this website without first seeking the advice of an attorney. Manifest Law is an association of lawyers and legal entities that have agreed to do business under a common name. The use of the name “Manifest Law” does not imply that all lawyers or legal entities within the Manifest Law family are part of a single partnership or that they are responsible for the acts or omissions of each other. Any specific attorney-client engagement, the scope of any such attorney-client relationship, and the legal responsibility for any such engagement will be set forth in the
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