How to Investigate Employee Rights
Employees have the right to a secure working environment and fair treatment by the employer in the workplace. Investigating employee rights can be accomplished by visiting the local law library or by researching websites for organizations such as the National Labor Relations Board. Knowing your employee rights in the workplace helps maintain a fair relationship with your employer.
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Visit the local law library to investigate employee rights. Search for books on employment or labor law. Research is the only way to investigate employee rights. Go to the Library of Congress website to search for labor and employee rights. Look up labor laws by the state in which you reside to get the appropriate employee rights for your area.
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Investigate employee rights on the United States Department of Labor website (see Resources). Call the U.S. Department of Labor through the toll-free number at (866) 4-USA-DOL to investigate employee rights. Contacting the Department of Labor can be done Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Eastern time.
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Study the National Labor Relations Board website (see Resources) to learn statutes related to employee rights. Scroll the website's toolbar and click on research button to search the website's publications and to use the CiteNet software to investigate employee rights.
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