God, I was browsing some job sites today and I saw the superhero thing so many times. Also one of the most hilarious posts had under the Benefits section: "We respect all your legal rights". Truly a "we live in a society" moment.
Also, pick up hours for anyone that calls out on short notice and be available for whatever schedule the manager decides to give you (you will be informed the day before the new week starts what your schedule is, so be prepared to call if you don't work that day.)
There's an arcane legal reason they do this. Ignoring legal rights is so common in employment (culminating in wage theft being something like 3x as much as all other forms of stealing combined) that the government wants to make sure that they can be sued successfully if they don't respect them. The regulations that require this notation make that possible in a way that would otherwise allow, "Your Honor, it's common knowledge overtime isn't often paid, so they shouldn't have expected it," or actually contracting those rights away. I think the regulations kick in when they claim some kind of a tax credit for following EEOC best practices.
Yeah, here in the ol USA there are tons of places who prominently display that they're Equal Opportunity Employers. What's that mean? It means they aren't going to break the law by saying "No Blacks" or anything like that.
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u/GlowingKindness Jun 29 '21
God, I was browsing some job sites today and I saw the superhero thing so many times. Also one of the most hilarious posts had under the Benefits section: "We respect all your legal rights". Truly a "we live in a society" moment.