Publication Type: Know Your Rights

Know Your Rights: Applying for Work

It is becoming common for employers to ask workers to sign all sorts of agreements before starting work. Read carefully and ask questions before signing anything.

Know Your Rights as a Worker in North Carolina

We hope this booklet will help you understand more about your rights as a worker in North Carolina. If you are having a problem at work, here are some things you might want to do:

Know Your Rights: Moving Beyond Your Criminal Conviction

Hundreds of state and federal laws deny privileges and rights to individuals based on their criminal records, including public benefits, occupational licensing, and child custody. Additionally, many private employers and landlords have screening practices that severely limit opportunities for gainful employment and affordable housing for individuals with criminal records.

Know Your Rights: Workers’ Compensation

If you have been injured on the job, you may have the right to workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation provides benefits to workers who are injured on the job or who have an illness, disease, or disability caused or made worse by workplace conditions.

Know Your Rights: Wage Theft

You have the right to be paid for your work. Wage theft is what happens when your boss does not pay you for work you have done, or does not pay you the right amount.