Employment Laws
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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Employment Laws Articles
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Title VII and Sexual Harassment Claims
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits covered employers from discriminating based on: 1) Race; 2) Color; 3) Sex; 4) Religion; and 5) National Origin. Title VII's prohibition against sexual discrimination will be covered in this article.
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Legal Considerations When Accepting a Draw
Sales representatives and principles sometimes enter into relationships in which the principle recognizes that for whatever reason, the future sales by a sales representative may be sporadic. Learn more about legal considerations when accepting a draw in this article.
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Tuition Repayment Contract Enforced by Employer
Employee training and tuition assistance or reimbursement programs can be very costly. The worth of such programs is open to question when employees are free to move to other employment before the employer has reaped the benefit of its investment. Learn more now in this article.
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Jury Awards $26 Million To Executive Fired Over Racy “Seinfeld” Rhyme
A Wisconsin jury recently awarded $26.6 million, $18 million of which were punitive damages, to a former Miller Brewing Company executive who was terminated after he was accused of sexual harassment by a coworker. Learn more about the implications of this case here.
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Certificates of Credible Coverage Under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
The concept of creditable coverage is that individuals should be given credit for previous health coverage when moving from one employer group health plan to another, from an employer group health plan to an individual policy, etc. Learn more about creditable coverage and the ACA in this article.
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Employee or Independent Contractor? The Implications of Microsoft III
There are legal, practical and economic advantages associated with the proper use of independent contractors. The results of the so-called "Microsoft III" case help explain this more.
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Employees’ Rights to Privacy
Increasingly, employers are discovering that they need to know facts about their employees which may not be immediately apparent in the workplace. Learn more about an employees' right to privacy in the workplace.
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Stock Options and The Terminated Employee
A major concern of high-level employees terminated from their employment is the fate of their stock options. The amount at stake is often several times the employee's salary, and may dwarf the amount of severance the company may offer. Learn more in this article.
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Indoor Air Quality; Legal and Liability Issues
People spend an estimated ninety percent of their time indoors. Here we will discuss different claims related to indoor air pollution exposure including possible causes of action and various cases dealing with the matter.
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Stress in the Workplace: The Availability of Workers’ Compensation Benefits
Compensability for occupational diseases has become commonplace in most, if not all, jurisdictions throughout the country; however, the majority of claims filed allege physical rather than mental disability. Learn more about stress in the workplace and the availibility of workers' compensation in this article.
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