This Handbook provides an overview of federal laws addressing employer-employee rights and obligations. Information discussed includes wages & hours, discrimination, termination of employment, pension plans and retirement benefits, workplace safety, workers' compensation, unions, the Family and Medical Leave Act, and much more in 25 pages of materials.
Labour Laws For Employees In Salt Lake
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Rest Breaks in Utah It is under the discretion of employers in Utah to provide a 15-minute compensated rest break for every 4 hours worked.
Answer: Generally, federal workplace posters must be displayed or posted in conspicuous places where they are easily visible to all employees — the intended audience.
Utah is an employment-at-will state, which means that without a written employee contract, employees can be terminated for any reason at any time, provided that the reason is not discriminatory and that the employer is not retaliating against the employee for a rightful action.
Employers cannot require minors under the age of 16 to work during school hours, work more than four hours before and after school hours, work more than 8 hours in a 24-hour period, work before 5 a.m. or after p.m. unless the next day is not a school day, work more than 40 hours in a week.
Utah state law defines wrongful termination as the dismissal or firing of an employee for an illegal reason, which may violate federal anti-discrimination laws or breach of contract.
The law says you are protected when you: Speak up about wages that are owed to you • Report an injury or a health and safety hazard • File a claim or complaint with a state agency • Join together with other workers to ask for changes.
In Utah, as in most states, employees work “at will,” which means they can generally be fired at any time and for any reason, or for no reason at all.