Know Your Legal Rights and How to Act

When a company, employer, or government agency crosses a legal line, the law gives you a way to push back — and often to recover money. This hub explains your rights at work, as a consumer, and as a citizen, and points you to the right claim when those rights are violated.

Workplace & employment rights

You're protected against wrongful termination, workplace discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and unpaid wages or overtime. If you were fired for an illegal reason, denied pay you earned, or targeted because of who you are, you may have a claim — and a deadline to act. Discrimination and harassment complaints often start with the EEOC.

Consumer protection rights

Consumer-protection law shields you from false advertising, junk fees, deceptive marketing, illegal robocalls, and unauthorized charges. When a company breaks these rules at scale, the result is frequently a class action or a settlement you can claim.

Civil rights & government overreach

Your constitutional rights apply against the government, too. If you were targeted, investigated, or prosecuted for protected speech, activity, or association, that may be actionable. See our detailed guides on civil-rights and government-targeting claims.

Know-your-rights guides

• Wrongful termination: was your firing illegal?
• Workplace discrimination explained
• Workplace harassment: know your rights
• Workplace retaliation: when payback is illegal
• Unpaid wages & overtime: are you owed money?
• How to file an EEOC complaint
• Your consumer rights
• Data breach: what to do if you're affected
• HIPAA violations: how to report one

Think a right was violated? The eligibility check points you to the claim type that fits your situation in about two minutes.