Employee Rights

When you go to work, you have the right to do your job in an environment that is safe and respectful. You should not have to face threats of physical harm, emotional duress or other negative treatment of a sexual nature. Unfortunately, West Virginia employees...

When a job is somewhere you go every day or at least several times a week, it helps if it is a nice place to work. Ideally, you get along with your co-workers, respect your boss and enjoy your duties. In many cases, these factors can even make up for...

Email: it's a part of every workday for most office workers, if not all of them. It's so ubiquitous, it can be tempting to slack off when it comes to writing and responding to email, and paying attention to what goes into those emails. After all, email is a response...

For the first time in 25 years, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration will increase fines for worker safety violations.The increase was part of a bipartisan budget deal signed in November 2015. It raises maximum penalties for worker injuries and deaths...