Is This Legal?: 101 Things Your Employer Hopes You Never Question - Softcover

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Your employer can legally do a shocking number of disgusting things. The hard part is knowing when workplace foolishness crosses the line into something potentially illegal.

Maybe your schedule changed after you requested leave. Your supervisor suddenly began documenting “problems” after you complained. HR called your allegations unsubstantiated without interviewing the most important witness. Or your paycheck simply does not match the hours you worked.

Is This Legal? answers 101 workplace questions employees actually ask—without sounding like a law-school textbook.

Drawing on her experience as a civil rights lawyer and investigator, Jana Lomax, J.D. explains how workplace complaints are evaluated, what facts actually matter, and which details can turn an uncomfortable situation into a possible legal claim.

Inside, you will learn about:

• Hiring, background checks, pay, scheduling, and unpaid work
• Discipline, favoritism, unequal treatment, and workplace harassment
• Discrimination, retaliation, and complaints to HR
• Disability, medical conditions, pregnancy, and reasonable accommodations
• Privacy, surveillance, social media, and off-duty conduct
• Termination, resignation, severance agreements, and filing deadlines
• Evidence preservation, documentation, scripts, and practical next steps

Each answer helps you separate conduct that is unfair, unethical, against policy, or potentially unlawful. You will also learn what an investigator would ask, which records to preserve, what red flags deserve attention, and what not to do when emotions are running high.

Not every workplace wrong is illegal. But you deserve to understand the difference—and protect your options before a deadline or impulsive decision protects your employer instead.

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