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Employment law covers all rights and obligations within the employer-employee relationship — whether current employees, job applicants, or former employees. Because of the complexity of employment relationships and the wide variety of situations that can arise, employment law involves legal issues as diverse as discrimination, wrongful termination, wages and taxation, and workplace safety. Many of these issues are governed by applicable federal and state law. This is FindLaw’s collection of Employment Laws articles, part of the Human Resources section of the Corporate Counsel Center. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

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  • Wage Withholding Under the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act

    Employees incur debts to their employers for a variety of reasons. Ideally, the employer could deduct that money directly from the employee.s paycheck. However, the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act, (the .Act.), sets forth specific rules. Learn more about wage withholding under the North Carolina Wage and Hour Act by reading this article.

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  • Questions and Answers About Workers’ Compensation in Minnesota

    Under the Workers' Compensation Law, you only have six months from the time you think you suffered a work-related injury (or should have known that you suffered a work-related injury) to properly notify your employer. Learn more and get answers to your questions about Minnesota workers' compensation.

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  • Outwitting Your Opponent: Buying The Comp Lien In Third Party Litigation

    Successfully defending third party litigation and providing value to a clients requires imagination, resourcefulness and plain hard work. Defense counsel are constantly discovering and exploring the weaknesses and vulnerabilities of cases. Here you will learn how to outwit your opponent by through buying the comp lien in third party litigation.

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  • The Apportionment of Disability in Workers’ Compensation Claims

    In an era of heightened technological sophistication, the Division of Workers' Compensation is increasingly faced with the necessity to apportion responsibility among successive employers or insurance carriers when dealing with occupational diseases. Learn more about the apportionment of disability in workers' compensation claims.

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  • Physician Group Practices

    A group of physicians that qualify as "group practice" under the Stark law may qualify for several exceptions to the referral prohibition, in particular the exception for physician services and the exception for "In-Office Ancillaries." Learn more about physician group practices in this article.

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  • The Second Circuit’s New Test of Joint Employer Status Under the FLSA

    The Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA" or the "Act"), 29 U.S.C. § 201 et seq., sets basic minimum wage and overtime pay standards. Many companies have difficulty determining which of their employees are exempt under the Act. The Second Circuit pronounced a test of joint employer status under the FLSA. Learn more by reading this article.

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  • Overtime Pay: The Insurance Industry Continues The Battle Over “White Collar” Exemptions

    The insurance industry certainly has not been exempt from the skyrocketing number of Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") cases being filed by employees around the country for unpaid overtime. Learn more about overtime pay and how the insurance industry continues the battle over white collar exemptions.

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  • Yes, You Can Still Prohibit Guns in Your Workplace

    Minnesota's recently-passed concealed weapons law raises a host of questions for Minnesota employers. Among the most pressing are whether Minnesota employers are still permitted to prohibit guns in the workplace. Learn more in this article.

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  • Transferring the Alternate Payee’s Retirement Benefits at Death: A Look at Shelstead

    Looking for ways to transfer an alternate payee's community property interest in undistributed retirement benefits at death? The Fourth Appellate District's recent ruling In re the Marriage of Shelstead (1998) 66 Cal.App.4th 893 answers that question. Here is a look at Shelstead.

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  • Defamation Claims By Fired Employees

    Wrongful discharge claims by fired employees often include causes of action for defamation in which the plaintiff alleges that the former employer published false statements to others regarding the reasons for the discharge. Learn more about defamation claims by fired employees by reading this article.

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