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Five ways to protect your right at work:1.Report any potentially discriminatory, harassing or retaliatory conduct either to human resources or to your supervisor.

2. Make written complaints and keep copies of all documents that you submit and all responses from your employer. Confirm any oral responses from your employer in writing

3. Keep a record of all incidents.

4. Identify all witnesses and keep a record of their contact information.

5. Talk to an experienced employment lawyer.

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20. Unemployment Laws Are you eligible for unemployment benefits? These are provided to workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. Review guidelines for eligibility, and when you may not be eligible to collect benefits.

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19. Vacation pay- Federal law does not require employers to offer paid vacation time, but your company may do so anyway.

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18. Employment at Will- With the exception of employees covered under a contract of employment, an employee has the right to end the working relationship according to the employment at-will doctrine. The employment at-will doctrine means that the employer – or, in this case, the employee – has the right to terminate employment at any time, for any reason or for no reason, with or without notice.

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17.File a Complaint or Lawsuit- Every employee has the right to report a violation of their employee rights to a federal or state agency in order to rectify the situation. This is a right of every employee.

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16. Privacy-personal possessions are generally considered private, including purses, briefcases, and employee storage lockers. However, employers can monitor your telephone and internet usage at work. Although private telephone conversations may have protections, emails on a company computer or with a company email address are not private.

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15. Pregnancy discrimination. The Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) prohibits job discrimination on the basis of “pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions.” You can’t deny a job or promotion merely because an employee is pregnant or had an abortion. She can’t be fired for her condition or forced to go on leave.

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14.  Gender-pay differences. The Equal Pay Act (EPA) says employers can’t pay female employees less than male employees for equal work on jobs that require equal skill, effort and responsibility.

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13. Disability discrimination. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits job discrimination against qualified people with disabilities

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12. Family leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act says eligible employees – those with at least a year of service – can take up to 12 weeks per year of unpaid, job-protected time off for the birth of a child or adoption of a child or to care for themselves or a sick child, spouse or parent who has a “serious” health condition.

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11. Age Limit-  You must be at least 14 years old for most jobs except for informal jobs like babysitting or yard work. Check with your state labor department, school counselor, or job placement coordinator to make sure the job you are doing is allowed.

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10. Contracts: In most states, if you're under 18 you can't be bound by a contract, including an employment contract. Teens should not feel pressured or even be asked to sign a contract at such a young age. If you are asked to sign a contract, always read it and keep a copy once you've signed. If you don't understand it, talk to your parents or an employment lawyer in your state about it.  since they are underage it is not required or should not be required for them to have a contract.

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9. Sexual Harassment: If a boss, coworker, customer, vendor or potential boss is harassing them because of their gender or gender identity, that's sexual harassment, and it's illegal. This includes unwanted sexual advances, requests for sexual favors, offensive comments about men or women in general, off-color jokes, touching, and other harassment. They should be given a resources to report activities such as these.

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8. Medical Care- There are certain jobs for teens that can be dangerous sch as working at a fast food place. If there is an accident and they are injured the company should provide medical support. Teens are often injured on the job due to unsafe equipment, stress, and the rushed pace of work. that is why they should as receive safety training and have supervision.

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7. Breaks-right o break for certain number of hours worked. For breaks of more than 20 minutes, employers don't have to pay but all should have breaks for working long hours .

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6. questions should be able to ask questions if they are not understanding something. They should not be looked down on if they are not catching as quickly as others.  they should have respectable attitude towards them.

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5. training- one should receive proper safety and health training in a language that you understand. Training should be required since teens are not use to dealing with certain situations or projects in labor, they must be given a lesson in order to learn.

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4. Safety- right to a safe workplace free from of dangerous conditions, toxic substances and other potential safety hazards. They should be told how to prepare for dangerous situations and shouldn't be put to handle hard dangerous jobs.

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3. Discrimination- Teens and all have the right to not deal with discrimination from their co-workers or clients. As a young employee, you shouldn’t have to worry about things like this. They are dealing with enough stress at school, why would someone discriminate against them at work?However, any discrimination and harassment based on skin color, religion, sexual orientation, disability, or pregnancy are not okay. that should not get in the way of them being responsible and trying to make money for their living expenses and family.

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2. Hours- Teens should be able to work overtime or less if so. I understand that they are teens who attend school and that can effect their working hours but if they have the time to pick up a extra shift it should be aloud.

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some rights as an employee are:   1. Receiving Minimum wage- Teens should start at the same minimum wage as adult since they are doing the same work. If they have a higher position then that is a different story, but to be fair and they have the same position it should be fair to get paid the same.

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You need to protect your rights because employee rights guarantee of fair treatment from employees particularly regarding an employees right to privacy. Regardless of age, you're entitled to several fundamental rights as an employee because it should include the right to privacy and fairness.