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WorkRights public legal education

Work rights start with what happened to you.

A paycheck is short. A supervisor uses a racial slur.

Workers from different industries in a contemporary workplace setting.

A paycheck is short. A supervisor uses a racial slur. A manager keeps making sexual comments. You are suddenly written up after years of solid reviews. You need medical leave and the attendance system keeps adding points. You are told your job is being eliminated, but the younger employees stay. You filed with the EEOC and now you are not sure what happens next.

You do not need to know the legal label before you start.

workrights.com/ is organized so you can begin with the problem you recognize, then move into the law, the evidence, the agency process, and the jurisdiction that actually applies.

What happened at work?

I wasn't paid correctly

Unpaid wages, overtime, off-the-clock work, automatic meal deductions, commissions, bonuses, final pay, and worker classification.

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I was harassed at work

Racial slurs, sexual harassment, offensive comments, unwanted touching, religious harassment, disability harassment, and employer response after a complaint.

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I think I'm being discriminated against

Race, sex, age, disability, religion, pregnancy, hiring, promotion, pay, discipline, layoff selection, and termination.

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I was fired or laid off

Termination, sudden discipline, performance plans, workplace investigations, layoffs, severance, final pay, and related unemployment issues.

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I need leave or an accommodation

Disability accommodation, FMLA and medical leave, pregnancy-related limitations, religious accommodation, attendance points, medical restrictions, and return to work.

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I complained and things got worse

WorkRights explains the underlying right and helps you preserve the record. Retaliation.org is the specialist property for protected activity, employer knowledge, causation, pretext, and retaliation proof when that separate specialist resource is available.

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I’m being written up or put on a PIP

Sudden discipline, new performance criticism, performance improvement plans, changing expectations, workplace investigations, and records that may explain what changed.

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I'm dealing with the EEOC

Before filing, inquiry versus charge, mediation, position statements, investigation, later events, early closure, and right-to-sue transitions.

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My employer uses AI, surveillance, or automated scoring

Automated hiring, productivity scoring, scheduling, electronic monitoring, biometrics, algorithmic discipline, layoffs, and robotics.

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I need to build or preserve my case

Evidence preservation, timelines, employer explanations, decision-makers, records, agency submissions, and practical tools.

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Or start with where you work

What WorkRights is for

workrights.com/ is an independent educational resource. It does not accept case facts or requests for private representation. The goal is to make serious worker-rights information easier to use before a person ever speaks with a lawyer, agency, union representative, advocate, or legal-aid program.

When a deadline may be running, use the official notice and current agency instructions rather than relying on a general website summary.