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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NJ Supreme Court: Employees Must Notify Employer within 90 Days of Diagnosis
The NJ Supreme Court has ruled that employees have 90 days to notify their employers after the diagnosis of an occupational disease. If the employee fails to notify his employer, a claim for workers' compensation benefits may be barred. This ...
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NJ Supreme Court Rules Dependents are Entitled to Benefits
The NJ Supreme Court confirmed that dependents have a separate claim and may file for benefits if the injured worker dies of a work-related disease. In allowing dependents to file their own claims for benefits as a result of a workers' death, the ...
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NLRB Limits Employer Campaign Speech
In a decision that appears to break from at least the spirit, if not the letter, of established federal labor law, the National Labor Relations Board recently ruled that certain employer campaign propaganda violated the National Labor Relations Act ...
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NLRB Reverses Course On Outside Temps, Again
In the past four years, the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB"), the federal agency charged with interpreting and enforcing federal laws regarding collective bargaining, has dealt several times with the issue of the status of outside temporary ...
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Non-Compete Agreements Take a Toll on Specialized Technical Workers, MIT Researcher Finds
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 21, 2010 226128148 Non-compete contracts, which bar employees from working for a competitor after they leave a job, have a disproportionate effect on specialized high tech workers, MIT Sloan Assistant Professor Matt Marx has ...
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Notice to Employers: Employment Law Compliance Audits
While it is standard practice for most companies to audit business operations to protect their financial interests, many organizations do not understand the importance of auditing business functions involving personnel management. If policies and ...
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Nurse Declared Totally Disabled Psychologically Due to Latex Allergy
A Nebraska workers' compensation judge awarded total disability benefits to a registered nurse as a result of her latex sensitivity. In determining the injured worker's disability, the Court evaluated not only her physical symptoms, but also took ...
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Occasionally the Best Contracts Are not in Writing
Most attorneys (ourselves included) normally counsel their clients to keep good records and document as much as they can. In most cases, that practice provides the best assistance in case something goes wrong. But, every now and then, a case shows ...
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Occupational Illness Cases In A Maritime Context: The Plaintiff’s Perspective
This paper is intended to be an overview of the issues which plaintiff's attorneys face in bringing cases for occupational illnesses and injuries suffered by seamen. This paper is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of the types of ...
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Offer Letters
In an effort to bind employees to certain duties without creating an employment contract, many employers are sending offer letters setting forth the terms and conditions of an employment relationship and requiring employees to sign them to show ...
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