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Employment Law
Employment law regulates the rights and obligations of employers and employees. Both state and federal laws govern areas such as minimum wage, overtime pay, employee benefits and workplace safety.
Employment Discrimination
Employment discrimination claims are categorized as desparate treatment or adverse impact. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission accepts and investigates discrimination claims.
Hiring Process
The hiring process involves several steps between the employer and any job applicant. Everything from the employer’s advertising of an open position to the termination of an employee is regulated by law.
Hiring Resources and Definitions
Select definitions regarding the hiring process and resources for more information
Employment Screening and Employment Advertising
Employers must carefully choose employees from the right job pools. Doing so will not only net the best employees but also help employers avoid costly and frivolous claims of workplace discrimination.
Family and Medical Leave Act
The Family Medical Leave Act guarantees a 12-week unpaid leave for employees to care for their own health or the health of a family member.
Federal and State FMLA Laws
States sometimes provide greater family-leave benefits than the FMLA. Paid time off can be combined with the unpaid leave provided by the act.
Employer and Employee Responsibilities
Employers and employees should ensure they work together when making the decision to take FMLA leave.
Definitions and Sources
The Family Medical Leave Act guarantees a 12-week unpaid leave for employees to care for their own health or the health of a family member.
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission enforces federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination.
Minimum Wage
Minimum wage laws establish a base level of compensation that employers are required to pay certain covered employees.
Labor Law
The goal of labor laws is to equalize the bargaining power between employers and employees.
Collective Bargaining
Collective bargaining consists of negotiations between an employer and a group of employees so as to determine the conditions of employment.
Workplace Safety
Workplace safety and health laws establish regulations designed to eliminate personal injuries and illnesses from occurring in the workplace.
Worker's Compensation
Workers' compensation laws are designed to ensure that employees who are injured or disabled on the job are provided with fixed monetary awards, eliminating the need for litigation.
Unemployment Compensation
Unemployment insurance provides monetary payments to workers whose jobs have been terminated through no fault of their own.
Pension Information
Upon retirement, workers may continue to receive monetary compensation from their employer in the form of a pension.
Sexual Harassment
Sexual harassment is a form of sex discrimination. It is offensive conduct directed at an employee simply because of his or her sex.
Americans with Disabilities Act
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects certain job applicants and employees who either currently are disabled, used to be disabled or are incorrectly perceived to be disabled.
Information for Employers
Employers have legal remedies to prevent employment discrimination, respond to a discrimination claim and defend against a discrimination suit.
Other Types of Discrimination
Employment discrimination claims may be filed for equal pay, religious observances, sexual orientation and gender identity.
Common Discrimination Claims
Claims based on race, age, disability and sex are commonly filed for employment discrimination.
Labor and Employment Law
Employment and labor law research materials including links to websites, blogs, journals, associations and research guides.
Harassment at work (Friday 28 March 2008)
Harassment in the workplace
June 23, 1947: Congress passes the Taft-Hartley Act (Thursday 21 June 2007)
Congress passes the Taft-Hartley Act.
Oct. 24, 1938: The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 shortens work hours (Monday 15 October 2007)
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 shortens work hours.
