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Anyone else think "at will" work states are a joke? Is it just me?
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<blockquote data-quote="Signorina" data-source="post: 576957"><p>Professional associations are one thing - and IME they usually don't get involved in workplace issues.</p><p></p><p>One does not need to be in a union or even a "right to work" state in order to have enforceable workplace rights. </p><p></p><p>AFAIK, every state has a labor board and every state has it's own legislated labor code and statutes which the labor board enforces. In our state, the labor agency is the "Department of workforce development" (they also handle Unemployment) and they are very proactive and take complaints seriously.</p><p></p><p>It's usually pretty easy to file a complaint against an employer for labor statute violations - unpaid overtime, wages due, discrimination of any kind, unfair labor practices, prevailing wage violation, substandard working conditions, workplace retaliation, etc... h online or by mail in any state and it gets action. They are prompt to investigate EVERY claim and if it does not get resolved, they will follow up. Just because you are in an "at will" state does NOT mean that employers are all powerful and there are no labor standards/laws beyond federal anti - discrimination law. </p><p></p><p>So, in a sense, every state has it's own taxpayer funded agency that is basically a labor relations board. </p><p></p><p>And MWM - here's a link to the WI DWD - you have lots of rights as a WI worker... <a href="http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/er_know_your_rights.htm" target="_blank">http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/er_know_your_rights.htm</a></p><p>You can file a complaint against Head Start without a lawyer if you feel like your rights were violated, hth</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Signorina, post: 576957"] Professional associations are one thing - and IME they usually don't get involved in workplace issues. One does not need to be in a union or even a "right to work" state in order to have enforceable workplace rights. AFAIK, every state has a labor board and every state has it's own legislated labor code and statutes which the labor board enforces. In our state, the labor agency is the "Department of workforce development" (they also handle Unemployment) and they are very proactive and take complaints seriously. It's usually pretty easy to file a complaint against an employer for labor statute violations - unpaid overtime, wages due, discrimination of any kind, unfair labor practices, prevailing wage violation, substandard working conditions, workplace retaliation, etc... h online or by mail in any state and it gets action. They are prompt to investigate EVERY claim and if it does not get resolved, they will follow up. Just because you are in an "at will" state does NOT mean that employers are all powerful and there are no labor standards/laws beyond federal anti - discrimination law. So, in a sense, every state has it's own taxpayer funded agency that is basically a labor relations board. And MWM - here's a link to the WI DWD - you have lots of rights as a WI worker... [URL]http://dwd.wisconsin.gov/er/er_know_your_rights.htm[/URL] You can file a complaint against Head Start without a lawyer if you feel like your rights were violated, hth [/QUOTE]
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