Since this is a blog which is focussed more on the business side of making money as opposed to earning your money as an employee, this particular post will perhaps be valuable to the typical employee in that it’s put together from an “insider’s” point of view – from the point of view of an employer who was once an employee. And the topic today is that of exercising your rights as an employee – something which many employees unfortunately don’t seem to be doing for a number of reasons.

Fighting for what’s due to you

Make no mistake about it – it’s perhaps not unlike just about every other area of one’s life. Getting what’s rightfully due to you in terms of your rights as an employee is indeed a fight, for some reason which perhaps forms part of the darker side of capitalism. In fact, sometimes, as an employee, you must go as far as to file a case against the company if they continuously refuse to acknowledge your grievances (you can check for grounds to sue employer through a lawyer). If you don’t fight for what’s supposedly rightfully yours, you simply won’t get it and in fact the little that you do have will also be wrestled away from you if you don’t work to protect it.

Imagine finding yourself in a distressing scenario: You have been working at a construction site where you have been exposed to asbestos in large quantities without proper safety equipment like PPE. Regrettably, this has resulted in you contracting Mesothelioma, a debilitating condition. This ordeal demands extensive medical attention and might even prevent you from returning to work, causing a significant loss of income. Struggling financially, you’re faced with the daunting challenge of covering medical bills and household expenses.

However, there’s recourse. The negligence of your employer has led to this dire situation, warranting compensation. It’s vital to assert your rights. Seeking rightful compensation can alleviate the financial strain caused by circumstances beyond your control. If necessary, you have the option to engage skilled attorneys experienced in workers’ compensation cases. They can guide you through the process to pursue an injury case. In essence, it’s crucial not to relinquish what rightfully belongs to you; if need be, fight for what is due!

You can think about it this way as well – when you have a mountain of work to get through just because your boss asked you to take on a bit more than you usually do, do you get paid overtime for that? Sometimes it’s only a matter of just standing your ground and letting it be known that you’re not happy about a certain situation such as that of not getting paid more for taking on extra work. Now I totally understand just how tricky this can be because, on the one hand, you don’t want to alienate the very people who oversee your income channels – your livelihood. There is, however, a line which must be drawn.

Depending on your particular relationship with your employers, sometimes it’s as simple as perhaps jokingly asking if you’re going to get paid for the extra work you do. This can result in one of two things if it works out positively, one being your boss actually realising that they should perhaps give you a raise, and two – your boss hesitating to come to you with some extra work they need to be done because they know that you won’t be happy about it.

Making a strong case for the work you put in isn’t the only thing you should be doing, however. This would also extend to work safety protocols maintained on the premises. As an employee, you are owed the basic safety measures, ensuring that you can work without worrying. And yet, there are several cases where compromises are made, which can put workers’ livelihoods at risk.

In the event of a workplace injury, you should not only be owed immediate medical attention but also compensation for your suffering and loss of income, under the pretext of corporate liability. Now, there could be an instance where you’re denied one, or both. This could leave you hopeless because it can at times be difficult to contend with a business house in court, simply because they tend to have competent lawyers in their arsenal. You ought to get in touch with a pasadena injury lawyer (if that’s where you live or work) to build a case to present in a court of law. Doing so could increase the chances of you getting what you’re owed, and at the same time, dealing with insurance companies who can delay payouts.

Maintain your professionalism

It is important to maintain professionalism because there may be instances where you will be tried and tested. They may, in a worst-case scenario, try to brush incidents and cases of exploitation under the carpet, which could compromise your future, should you be caught up in such a predicament. To reiterate, you’ll probably have to fight for anything which was indicated to be inherently due to you, which is why legal specialists such as personal injury attorneys exist, the most competent of whom don’t even charge consultation fees, but rather charge a fixed percentage of the compensation you get. This only serves to demonstrate just how confident they are that they’ll win any case they take on, but this only serves to indicate that employees are often missing out on a whole lot more of what they legally deserve simply because they’re not aware of just how to fight for what’s rightfully theirs.

The one important thing to remember always when you’re challenging authority in the form of your employers however is to maintain your professionalism. If you consistently deliver professional work which nobody can fault, your legal bases are covered should the employer want to retaliate in any way to your efforts of merely fighting for your employee rights.

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Hi Im Eddie. Ive been working in finance for most of my life so I thought I would start to show some or my learnings. Hope you find it useful. I have dogs too and cats. When Im not feed them Im running.