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Know Your Rights at Work

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Your rights at work, from the official sources: written terms and exempt status, the minimum wage and hidden underpayment, overtime, breaks and vacation, sick leave, FMLA and paid family leave, flexible work, discrimination, harassment and safety, pay transparency, written complaints, firing and final pay; federal law, with California as the worked state.

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AT THE SUMMIT, YOU WILL BE ABLE TO

01Check your terms, pay and pay stub against the legal minimums

02Track your hours, overtime and breaks, and claim what you're owed

03Use your sick leave, FMLA, paid family leave and flexible-work requests

04Raise problems the right way, within the deadlines that protect you

Every lesson of Know Your Rights at Work

15 lessons in 5 levels, about 3 hours. Level 1 is free.

Level 1Your Terms and PayFree · 3 lessons
  1. Get your terms in writingKnow what your employer must put in writing, and by when.11 min
  2. The minimum wage, and hidden underpaymentKnow your minimum rate, and check whether job costs push you below it.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: read your pay stubKnow what a pay stub must show, and keep your own record.12 min
Level 2Hours, Breaks and Time OffMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Long weeks and overtimeKnow the overtime rules, and why long hours matter.12 min
  2. Breaks and restKnow which breaks are paid, and which you're owed.11 min
  3. Checkpoint: your time offKnow the time off you've earned, and keep it.12 min
Level 3Sick, Parents and CarersMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Off sickKnow your sick leave, how to report, and your job protection.12 min
  2. Having a babyKnow the leave, pay and protections for new parents, and plan both.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: flexible work and caringAsk for flexible work well, and know your leave for caring.12 min
Level 4Fair Treatment and PayMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Discrimination: what the law coversRecognize the kinds of discrimination, and the deadlines to act.12 min
  2. Harassment, safety and speaking upKnow what's protected when you report harassment or danger.12 min
  3. Checkpoint: talking about payKnow your right to pay information, and what transparency really does.12 min
Level 5When Things Go WrongMembership · 3 lessons
  1. Raise it the right wayTake a problem from a conversation to a written complaint, with a record.12 min
  2. Firing, layoffs and your final payKnow what the law requires when a job ends, and when your final pay is due.13 min
  3. Capstone: your rights filePull the path into one page, and know where to get help.13 min
FREE

Level 1 is open.

Membership opens every other level of this path.

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AFTER THE CORE

Keep going where this path leads.

Negotiate Deals and SalariesPut the pay information to work · 2h 52m
Grow and Get Promoted at WorkFrom protected to progressing · 3h 24m