Once you've worked overtime hours, your employer can't rearrange your schedule to retroactively deny paying you the overtime rate.

A nurse performs a life-saving intubation outside the hospital—and triggers a licensing review. What professionals need to know about scope and liability.

If your former spouse leaves a high-paying career of their own free will, how much extra are you obligated to pay in child support?

When your boss borrows your dog for a “client presentation” and refuses to give her back, things have gone way too far. This humorous yet practical advice column walks you through exactly what to do next—from setting boundaries and involving HR to understanding your legal rights and protecting your pet—while keeping the tone engaging, relatable, and reassuring.

New company ownership is implementing deep pay cuts for employees. We look at what you need to know.

Letting it slip to a coworker that you got a big raise could backfire on you in more ways than one.

If you're about to go on maternity leave from your job and not planning to return afterward, you're far better off not quitting right away.

Every workplace has a moment when something feels slightly off, and the more it happens, the more your instincts start tapping you on the shoulder. Tip pooling is one of those situations that often begins quietly. At first, it sounds like a simple team effort. But then a curious detail appears. Management takes a portion for themselves and expects no one to question it. That is usually when confusion turns into frustration, and suddenly everyone wants to know whether the arrangement is fair or even legal. The answer is not always simple, yet it becomes clearer once the rules and boundaries are laid out in plain language.

You stayed home to raise the kids and keep the household going. Now that you’re facing divorce, your husband argues you didn’t earn half the assets. . You have legal rights and options to a fair settlement.

You were living in the home as part of your job caring for an elderly woman until she passed away. Now her adult children want you out of the house in a week. We look at ways you can handle this stressful situation.

Your husband’s Christmas bonus just came in, but instead of paying off debt, he wants to splurge on luxuries over the holidays. We look at ways to put the money to better use.

Your interview went great except when you made an attempt at humor at the wrong time. We look at ways to salvage the situation and what to do next time.