In Massachusetts, company owners must comply with federal regulations associated with hiring workers. These regulations define requirements for reporting income, hiring new employees, and promoting existing staff. They also protect applicants and workers against discrimination and sexual harassment. An attorney help workers and applicants file a lawsuit, according to Employment Law Northampton MA.
Altering Employee Time Sheets
The modification of written and electronic time sheets is illegal under wage and hour laws. The primary objective of this action is reduction of overtime hours. All employers are required under federal law to pay time and a half time for any hours exceeding the forty hour work week. Any evidence of modification is actionable.
A Failure to Provide Overtime Pay
The work must acquire evidence showing the hours they worked. They may photocopy written time sheets to show original and modified entries. Electronic time sheets presents more options. First, they could acquire a printout of their time sheet. Alternately, they could print out their current work statistics on the last day of the pay period. This printout doesn’t show itemized hours. However, it does show the total hours worked during the pay period.
Refusing to Provide Worker’s Compensation for Employees
Federal laws requires all employers to maintain worker’s compensation insurance. The coverage pays for medical treatment and monetary benefits after an injury. Unethical employers may use scare tactics to avoid these insurance claims. These tactics may include the threat of termination based on false pretenses.
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace
All companies require a sexual harassment policy. The policy should provide a safe method of reporting these unethical actions. A failure to accommodate these requirements presents a hostile work environment. Victims of these occurrences have the legal right to report these actions and conditions to an attorney. Whistle-blower laws protect these victims.
In Massachusetts, all federal employment laws are enforced. These laws apply to overtime pay and safety regulations. Violations of these laws are actionable and could lead to a lawsuit. Employers who are guilty of these actions could also face criminal penalties. Victims of unethical, employment practices defined under Employment Law Northampton MA should contact Connor Morneau & Olin for assistance today.
