Wk 3 EOC: Workplace Fairness site

Employers getting away with taking advantage of their employees is a thing of the past thanks to the internet and organizations that are around today to assist and save employees in unfair and discriminatory situations. Workplace Fairness is a nonprofit organization that was created to help preserve and promote employee rights. A sponsor for the site is the National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA), who advocate for equality and justice in the American workplace. A reason NELA sponsors the site is because this is where they get business for the type of law they practice. NELA is a large organization that is comprised of lawyers who represent individual employees in discrimination and other employment-related matters. They believe “Workers will be paid at least a living wage in an environment free of discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and capricious employment decisions; employers will fulfill their promises to provide retirement, health, and other benefits; workers' safety and livelihood will not be compromised for the sake of corporate profit and interests; and individuals will have effective legal representation to enforce their rights to a fair and just workplace, adequate remedies, and a right to trial by jury.” (www.nela.org/) Three resources that are available on this site are the “Your Rights” page, where employee rights are found, and a page with links to helpful resources for you when learning to protect your rights and looking to take legal action. Lastly they have section for career services you might need. Some specific work related issues an employee would look to this website for is to help them in workplace situations that involve racism, sexism, discrimination towards age, unfair pay, sexual harassment, unpaid wages, health and safety, and many more. There are certain laws that are administered by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that protect employees from types of discrimination in the workplace, lawyers can help you fight these illegal issues. Hospitality managers can best address these issues by paying closer attention to the system they run, staying true to how they represent their business and keeping their obligations to their employees.