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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NASD Adopts New Regulation For Arbitration Of Statutory Discrimination Claims.
The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) just adopted regulations regarding the arbitration of statutory employment discrimination claims ("statutory claims"). Effective January 1, 1999, the NASD excluded statutory claims from the ...
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Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange Revise Shareholder Approval Requirements for Equity Compensation Plans
On June 30, 2003, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") approved changes to the listing requirements of Nasdaq and the New York Stock Exchange (the "SROs") requiring shareholder approval of most equity compensation plans. fn1 The ...
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National Employment Litigation & Policy Trends Continue To Raise Major Challenges For America’s Corporate Employers
This Year In Review focuses on national employment litigation and policy trends that raise major challenges for America's corporate employers. An understanding of these national trends will enable corporate counsel to address these developments in ...
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National Origin Discrimination: 42 U.S.C. Section 2000e
Plaintiff filed suit against her former employer alleging violations under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 42 U.S.C. §2000e. Upon reconsideration, the Court now grants defendant's motion for summary judgment on plaintiff's national origin ...
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Navigating the Fair Labor Standards Act
In the Fall, 1998 edition of the Stein Sperling Employment Law Digest, some of the more common pitfalls associated with the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA") were explored. As you may recall, the FLSA is the federal law that mandates the payment of ...
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Navigating the Military Leave Minefield
As our country prepares for war, employers may be faced with the question of how to deal with employees who may volunteer for or be called to active duty. What is your obligation to provide leave to these employees? Under what circumstances and for ...
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Navigating The Workers’ Compensation/ADA/FMLAMinefield: How To Get Your Employees On Workers’Compensation Back To Work And Avoid Liability UnderFederal And/Or State Law
Time loss compensation, also known as temporary total disability payments, represents the largest expenditure associated with workers' compensation claims. Temporary total disability payments are calculated as a percentage of wages. RCW 51.32.060 ...
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New California Employment Laws effective January 1, 2004
The California legislature and Governor Davis were very active this recall election year in passing legislation that increased the cost of employers' doing business in California by establishing new employee rights and levying penalties on ...
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New California Labor Code Section 233: Paid Sick Leave to Care for Children, Parents or Spouses of Employees
Effective January 1, 2000, a new provision has been added to the California Labor Code. New section 233 states that employers who provide paid sick leave from general company assets to employees for personal illness or injury or a medical condition ...
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New California Law Requires Sexual Harassment Training For All Supervisory Employees
On September 29, 2004, California's Governor approved legislation that requires California employers that regularly employ 50 or more employees (including independent contractors, temporary employees, and employees located outside of California) to ...
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