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

Benefits Briefs Vol. 13, No. 1

Last October, the IRS announced its COLAs for year 2000, including an increase from $80,000 in 1999 to $85,000 in 2000 in the definition of a highly compensated employee (“HCE”). Suppose an employee earns $82,000 in 1999 and $84,000 in 2000. For ...
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Beware of Wage and Hour Class Actions

In October 2001, Perdue Farms, Inc., a chicken processing company, paid $10 million to a group of its employees to settle a lawsuit. The suit was premised upon a simple, yet costly proposition: Perdue had failed to compensate its employees for the ...
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Board and Committee Governance-New Responsibilities of Committees

Paul Brountas, Senior Counsel at Hale and Dorr LLP, spoke about the new responsibilities of Board Committees, on the Board and Committee Governance panel. Mr.Brountas first discussed important recent developments. He noted that most in-house ...
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Bullet-Proofing Your International Arbitration: 6 Important factors your lawyer should consider when writing your contracts

International traders inevitably encounter arbitration, or at least arbitration clauses. When all is said and done, commercial parties from one country will rarely agree to submit their disputes to the courts of their foreign commercial partners ...
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Bulletin: New California Overtime Law Could Cost Unwary Construction Contractors Millions

Many construction contractors will be surprised to discover that a new state statute taking effect on January 1, 2000, obligates them to pay construction workers overtime for all hours worked beyond eight in one day and on the seventh consecutive ...
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Burden Is “Still” on Plaintiff to Prove Disability

Claimant suffered a hip injury in January of 1995 and she was ultimately released with restrictions which employer could not meet. Her claim was denied and the matter proceeded to a hearing, where the Industrial Commission found that "defendant has ...
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Business Advice for Residents and Fellows

After the completion of medical training, many senior residents and fellows embark upon the initial phase of their professional career: joining a private practice or institutional setting. For some senior residents and fellows, they have the ...
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Buying or Selling a Home? Legal Advice Essential

With mortgage rates at historic lows, it's a great time to buy or sell a home. But in all the excitement, don't forget that home purchases are legal transactions, and that the law is deeply involved in every step of the process. With thousands - and ...
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CA Decisions Clarify Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements

OverviewRecent California DecisionsFEHA Agreement CriteriaProcedural SkirmishesCourt of Appeals Decision Increases Employee RisksConclusionDisclosure Many employers require as a condition of employment that employees agree in advance to arbitrate ...
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California Employers Finally Have the Right to Control Medical Treatment in Workers’ Compensation Cases

With the enactment of SB 899 on April 19, 2004, the California legislature implemented much needed reforms to the State's ailing workers' compensation system. Although there are many employer friendly provisions in this bill, one area of reform ...
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