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

Safe Layoffs: A Systematic Approach To Downsizing

No one likes a layoff. But if you must reduce your workforce, you can reduce the risk of subsequent lawsuits by applying a systematic approach outlined in the following checklist: For more information about safely reducing a workforce, contact ...
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Safety-Policy and Training Deficiencies

Proper safety policies and implemented training remain cornerstones to an effective safety program. When deficiencies crop up, OSHA and plaintiff 's lawyers have a pipeline to serious citations or intentional tort civil claims. Witness four recent ...
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Same Sex Harassment Actionable

, __U.S.__ (March 4, 1998).This term the Supreme Court held that same sex harassment is actionable under Title VII. See this issue page one ...
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Same-Sex Harassment Violates Title VII

On March 5, 1998, the Supreme Court held, in a unanimous decision, that the same principles of law which protect employees from aggression, ridicule and intimidation because of their sex bans such conduct whether directed toward a person of the ...
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Sarbanes-Oxley: Better Listen to the Whistleblower

When a train whistle blows, notice is given that the train is rapidly approaching and to stand clear of the tracks. While numerous federal and state statutes provide notice to offenders that their conduct is improper and subjects the offender to ...
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Saving Money On Workers’ Compensation Insurance

As you are probably aware your practice's workers' compensation insurance rates are based on the total payroll of your practice. However, it is less widely recognized that salaries of corporate officers can be significantly limited in many premium ...
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SB 179: Vicarious Liability to Contractor’s Employees

Senate Bill 179, which became effective January 1, 2004 as Labor Code Section 2810, substitutes a new doctrine of vicarious liability for the long-established separation between principal and independent contractor. It does so by making it unlawful ...
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School District’s Consideration of Late Grievance Waives Timelessness Defect

This case involved the termination of Scott McCarty, a maintenance employee who contended he was fired in retaliation for having filed a workers' compensation claim. McCarty filed a grievance under the District's grievance procedure, but missed the ...
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Schwabe Launches Nanotechnology and Microtechnology Practice

In August 2004, Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt, PC, announced the first Nanotechnology and Microtechnology Practice Group in the Pacific Northwest. The announcement followed passage of the 21st Century Nanotechnology Research and Development Act by ...
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SEC Approves AMEX Corporate Governance Reforms

On December 1, 2003, the SEC approved the American Stock Exchange's proposed corporate governance reforms. The new rules are available at http://www.amex.com/. The publication of these reforms marks the latest step in a process that began on June ...
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