Know Your Rights as an Employee: Grounds for Suing Your Employer

A lot of former employees from different organization approach law offices with diverse stories of unfair treatment they experienced during and after work hours. And it’s a pretty well-known fact that a lot of people will think that the reason why these people sue their employers is to extort money, which is not. Unknown to many, unfair treatment inside the work community is still rampant. It is just not too open since abused employee does not sue their employers for fear of not finding another job or concern for the safety of their loved ones. But these unfortunate events have to stop.Below are the grounds for suing your employer and why you have to do it.

Employees Are Hired “At Will”

At will employment condition is already a red flag that one day you’ll experience unfair treatment from the company you are working. At will means that the company can fire you for any reason or no reason at all — as if they are power tripping the employees. Unless there’s a violation on the employment contract or specific state rules, there’s no legal claim.

Breach Of Employment Contract

Even though most companies default to the at-will employment of workers, there are instances that the employee and the employer enter an employment contract with terms indicated as to when will the job be terminated. However, if the employer failed to follow what was previously agreed for instance paying you with night differential fee for making you work at night, this is already considered as a breach of contract.

Employment Discrimination

Employment discrimination is one of the most frequent cases that solicitors Penrith often encounter. It involves discrimination against employees according to their race, color, gender, national origin, and genetic information. Whether you have an employment contract in place or none, the fact that your employer gave you an unfair treatment, your employer is still liable for such discrimination.

Retaliation On Whistleblowers

Workplace maltreatment often begins when you or someone reported the unethical or illegal conduct of colleagues or your superior to the administration committee, which results to retaliation of your employer or your superior. When you report illegal activities of your employer, state violations, employment discrimination or any unlawful activities that your employer committed can trigger the Whistleblower act.

Salary Claims

If your employees do not compensate you the right amount of wage you supposed to earn for hours of working, including the overtime pay based on the agreed contract you have recognized previously, it is rightful to sue your employer. Don’t be afraid to get what you supposed to receive because you work for it. Even if you don’t have a contract with your employer, your pay should be according to the basic wage that the law required. If your employer failed to compensate, you could sue them for this matter to get your claim.

 

These are some of the grounds that allow you to sue your employer. To know more about the situations above, you should consult a lawyer asap.