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Can your employer search your locker or bag? Learn how the law treats workplace searches, how public and private jobs differ, and what to do if a search crosses the line.

Split shift pay in the U.S.: which states require an extra hour of pay, how the premium is calculated, and how it differs from overtime and shift differentials.

No federal law requires extra pay for a split shift. A handful of states and Washington, D.C. do. In those places, you generally earn one additional hour of pay at the minimum wage on any day your schedule is split. Everywhere else, you are owed pay for the hours you work, and any bonus depends

Learn how pay transparency laws and salary history bans work in the U.S., which states require posted pay ranges, and what to do if an employer breaks the rules.

There is no single federal pay transparency law for job postings in the United States. The rules come from states, and a growing number of them require employers to share a pay range with applicants and, in many cases, with current employees seeking a promotion or transfer. As of August 1, 2026, 16 states plus

The FLSA salary threshold is $684 a week ($35,568 a year) for exempt status. See the highly compensated limit, the duties tests and which states pay more.

The federal salary threshold for the FLSA white-collar overtime exemptions is $684 per week, or $35,568 per year. Employees who earn less than that cannot be treated as exempt executive, administrative or professional workers, so they are owed overtime. The 2024 rule that would have raised the number to $844 and then $1,128 per week

Found a mistake in your employment background check? Learn how to dispute it under the FCRA, what to send, how long the company has, and your next steps.

If an employment background check contains a mistake, you can dispute it in writing with the screening company that produced the report. You should also tell the employer. Federal law gives you the right to see the report and to have wrong information investigated. It also gives you time to act before a final hiring

Language discrimination at work explained: accent bias, English-only rules, immigration and citizenship status, and the deadlines and steps for filing a claim.