Your Rights on the Job
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2022
You Deserve Fair Pay. Know Your Rights.
Everybody deserves to be paid fairly. But women in the U.S. who work full-time, year-round are typically paid only 82 cents for every dollar paid to men. And the barriers are even greater for Black and Latina/x women who have even wider wage gaps due to both gender and racial bias, and for women in low-paid jobs who are struggling to get by. We want to make sure YOU know your rights to fair pay. View our toolkit with resources.
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2021
Domestic Workers’ Rights in Chicago
Domestic Workers in Chicago have a right to earn minimum wage, paid sick days, overtime pay, one day off per week, to be free from sexual harassment and starting January 1, 2022, all nannies, care workers, home cleaners and other domestic workers in Chicago have the right to a written contract. Learn more about these rights.
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2019
Derechos Laborales de Trabajadoras Embarazadas
Pregnancy and Employment Under Illinois Law (Spanish Version). Provides an overview, in Spanish, of the Illinois law that protects your rights on the job when you are pregnant, including rights to reasonable accommodations, plus information on where you can go for help.
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2019
Help Combat Sexual Harassment
Explains what sexual harassment is, how it is defined by law, and what you can do if you or someone else is sexually harassed.
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2019
Illinois No Salary History Law: Your Questions Answered
Provides answers to frequently asked questions about the No Salary History update to the Illinois Equal Pay Act
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2019
No Salary History and Pay Equity Toolkit
On September 29th, 2019, Illinois’ new No Salary History Law takes effect, barring employers from seeking information about the past wages of job applicants during the hiring process. It’s a major advance for gender pay equity—the practice of factoring past wages into salary offers is a major contributing factor to persistent wage gaps. In advance of the law’s effective date, Women Employed has created a set of tools to help employers and job seekers navigate this change.
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2011
Your Rights on the Job: Frequently Asked Questions
Get answers to some common questions around severance agreements if you’ve been laid off, whether you should hire an attorney if you feel you’ve faced discrimination, how to respond to potentially discriminatory questions, and what your rights are if you’ve been fired.
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