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

Labor & Employment Update: September 1998

In this issue:A California appellate court has further curtailed the personal liability of employees for sexual harassment claims by ruling that supervisors who do not sexually harass an employee, and do not assist or encourage the harassment ...
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Labor & Employment Update

On February 25, 2000 OSHA issued instructions for compliance in worksites in an employee's home. Employers are, however, responsible in home worksites for hazards caused by materials, equipment, or work processes which the employer provides or ...
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Labor and Employment Audit Can Save Your Business in the Long Run

Have you had a check-up lately? No, not a personal physical check-up, but a comprehensive review or "audit" of your company's personnel policies and practices? Most businesses can expect to be visited by a government agency at some time during their ...
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Labor and Employment Update: Supreme Court Review: Past, Present and Future

As the first quarter of 1998 comes to a close, we offer a look back at significant decisions in the area of labor and employment law issued by the United States Supreme Court. We will also discuss two important cases handed down in early 1998 and ...
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Labor and Employment Update: Wave of Glass Ceiling Settlements Alerts Employers to Need to Self Audit

Internal Compliance Programs Good for Employee Relations and the Bottom LineThe new year was barely underway when the Department of Labor entered into a $3.1 million settlement agreement with Texaco over gender-based pay disparities. The agreement ...
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Labor and Employment Update

In a surprise move last April, the Federal Trade Commission issued an opinion letter concluding that the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) governs workplace investigations of harassment allegations by outside investigators. The opinion letter, known ...
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Latex Victims Are Required to File Claims in a Timely Manner

An employee of HCA Health Services for over 20 years who was exposed to latex was recently awarded workers' compensation benefits. In June, 1992 she began to develop symptoms of latex hypersensitivity. In July of 1992 she filed a first report of ...
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Laws Protecting California Employees

Article provided by Furtado Jaspovice & Simons LC. Please visit our Web site at www.fjslaw.com. California laws provide various protections to employees to make the workplace a safer, more pleasant environment. Employers and coworkers who fail to ...
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Leadership Lessons I Learned From My Clients

I practice employment law. In nearly 20 years of practice, I have seen hundreds of businesses and how they operate from a human resource standpoint. Making lawful employment decisions does not guarantee a successful business. The law says, .Thou ...
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Lease Financing Broker

Power International, Inc. v. Caledonina Airways, Limited, 969 F. Supp. 135 (E.D.N.Y. 2/26/97). When airline refused to pay broker for arranging lease financing, broker was unable to show that a written contract existed. Broker tried to sue under ...
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