WIN AT WORK MONTHLY
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A Community Service of DON D. SESSIONS, A PROFESSIONAL LAW CORP., Employee Rights Attorneys |
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Win At Work
aDVANTAGES OF IGNORANCE
What you don’t know may help you! Sound strange? Usually knowledge is power, but not always. Most employers are legally required to tell their employees about their rights on discrimination, wages and workplace conditions. In fact, companies have to give you this information by displaying various posters or distributing pamphlets or other required documents. If they don’t, they may be legally liable. It may be used as evidence that they did not fulfill their legal obligations to prevent discrimination or other violations in the workplace. Also, some courts have extended deadlines that have already passed for abused employees who have not been properly advised by their employers. Thus, if your deadline has supposedly passed or you think your case is too weak, don’t lose heart - what your employer did not tell you may turn out to give you more rights than if they had. |
Employee Rights Update EMPLOYMENT DISPUTE TAX RELIEF BILL NOW PLANNED FOR 2000 In our October 1999 update, we advised you of pending bill HR 1997 which would make most employment dispute recoveries non-taxable. Unfortunately, it didn’t happen, but not because of any great opposition. It got bogged down in procedural technicalities. However, it received favorable publicity among members of both Houses of Congress, Republican and Democrats alike. In fact, Sen. Grassley of Iowa, one of the highest‑ranking Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee, has agreed to sponsor a Senate version of the bill next year. Also, Senator Kennedy’s office has said that we “are in a very good position to get this done next year.” If it does pass in 2000, it will probably only be retroactive to January 1, 2000. Passage of the bill could mean big savings for any employees involved in such disputes. We’ll continue the fight! | ||
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Look for answers by Don D. Sessions, employee rights attorney, to employees’ questions in the "Shop Talk" column of the Sunday Business Section of The Los Angeles Times and the "Business Monday" Section of The Orange County Register. Click here to add |
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