While every case is different, being fired in retaliation for filing a complaint is illegal. Employers cannot legally terminate an employee because he or she reported unethical or illegal activity or violations of public policy.

Employers are required to pay employees for the full number of hours worked minus any applicable and legal rest or meal breaks where you were not clocked in. If your employer is clocking you out for hours you worked and paying you less than you are legally entitled to, you should contact an employment law attorney right away.

Employers are required to pay overtime pay to hourly employees who work 40 hours or more in a single week. Employees who are on salary are not entitled to overtime hours.

A hostile work environment is a workplace where teasing or banter becomes offensive, intimidating or threatening to employees within a protected class. For example, if all women are harassed or discriminated against while male employees are not – there is a hostile environment for women. If the workplace is hostile in general, such as an employer who is unkind to everyone, then it may not constitute a hostile work environment for legal purposes.

Employers are legally required to provide reasonable accommodation to an employee who is disabled. The accommodation must be reasonable and must not put undue hardship on the employer. A reasonable accommodation is one that makes a change in the workplace or position that assists the employee in his or her duties. Examples include adding wheelchair ramps, permitting a service animal in the workplace, or installing a screen reader.