Source policy
We provide a plain-language starting point on workplace rights, employment discrimination, retaliation, wage and hour issues, leave rights, and related employment claims. We prioritize primary sources whenever possible, including Equal Employment Opportunity Commission publications, U.S. Department of Labor guidance, state labor departments, statutes, court rules, and primary government sources. We may use reputable public-interest research when a primary source does not publish relevant information in a usable format.
Data tables and calculators
Tables and calculators are educational tools. They simplify complex rules and may use assumptions that do not apply to every reader. They are not benefit determinations, legal valuations, plan quotes, or guarantees of an outcome. Confirm current figures with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the U.S. Department of Labor, a state labor agency, or a qualified employment professional.
Updates and independence
Rules, payment amounts, eligibility limits, procedures, and deadlines can change. We review high-impact information as updates become available but cannot promise real-time accuracy. Advertising and referral opportunities do not control our factual conclusions or source selection.
Last updated: August 30, 2026