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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Frequently Asked Y2K Questions
: Will the year 2000 problem affect the average American? : Yes, but we won't know exactly how until January 1, 2000. Here's what we do know: Businesses and government agencies are working hard to ensure that critical systems supporting key services ...
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From the “Boom Boom Room” to Wall Street: The High Price for Locker Room Antics In The Financial Services Industry
Despite money and power, Wall Street is not immune from harassment and discrimination claims -- claims that will likely rise in number in the wake of the intense media glare surrounding recent actions against Smith Barney and Merrill Lynch. With a ...
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From the desk of Barry Stewart Silver, Attorney at Law
Dear Clients and Friends, In some ways, life is a slapstick comedy routine. People trip, slip, stumble and fall through the day with startling regularity. Usually, we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and move on. Sometimes, however, it's not ...
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Front Pay Not Subject to Damage Caps
May Title VII plaintiffs obtain awards of front pay which are not subject to the damage caps? The answer is a resounding yes! The analysis is easiest if we start at the beginning. Since 1964, plaintiffs complaining of sex discrimination have enjoyed ...
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FTC Staff Opinion Letter: Fair Credit Reporting Act Section 603(b)
Division of Credit Practices Bureau of Consumer Protection ~ Ronald G. Isaac Attorney February 23, 1998 Mr. Herman L. Allison Contangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC Suite 2400 230 Peachtree Street, N.W. Atlanta, Georgia 30303-1557 Re: Section 603(h) of the ...
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General Motors Can Modify Or Terminate Medical Benefits For 84,000 Retirees
In a dramatic departure from prior decisions, the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc, recently held that General Motors has the right to change or terminate the medical benefits provided to some 84,000 non-union ...
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Genetic Information and the Workplace
Department of LaborDepartment of Health and Human ServicesEqual Employment Opportunity CommissionDepartment of JusticeJanuary 20, 1998Recent advances in genetic research have made it possible to identify the genetic basis for human diseases, opening ...
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Genetics Testing of Employees Ends After EEOC Files Lawsuit
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad recently settled a lawsuit brought by the EEOC over the company's genetic testing of certain employees. The railroad required employees who made workers' compensation claims for carpel tunnel syndrome to submit ...
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Georgia Personal Injury: A Week After You Were Rear-Ended And You Still Feel Terrible
It can happen to anyone. You are driving home after a tough day at work. Suddenly, you hear the sickening crunch of metal bending and glass breaking. Your head snaps forward and back in less than a third of a second. Someone just violated the most ...
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Going to Work Held Compensable
In interpreting the "premises rule" enacted by the New Jersey Legislature in 1989 as theoretically replacing the "going and coming rule", the Court concluded that the accident occurred in an employment area under the control of the employer. The ...
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