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

U.S. Supreme Court Narrows ADA Protection: Inability to Perform Work Tasks Alone is Not a Disability Under the Americans With Disabilities Act

A recent decision by the United States Supreme Court narrows the reach of the Americans with Disabilities Act and could be a victory for some employers faced with ADA discrimination claims. The ADA requires reasonable accommodation for known ...
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Understanding the Casual Employment Defense

There are a limited number of defenses to workers' compensation claims in New Jersey. The best defenses are those which stop claims in their tracks. These are called "jurisdictional" defenses, meaning that if the defense exists the court has no ...
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Understanding the Law

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Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act

USERRA requires pension plans to be operated in compliance with its provisions beginning on October 13, 1996. The Act confers certain rights on employees who return to employment after an honorable discharge from service in the United States ...
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Untimely Medical Certification Bars FMLA Claim

In Urban v. Dolgencorp of Texas, Inc., the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck a blow for employers attempting to manage employees' purported FMLA-protected leaves of absence, holding Dolgencorp was within its rights to terminate Urban when Urban ...
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Update on Quebec: Legal Developments

In 2003, significant changes to the business tax regime were announced by the then newly elected government of the province of Quebec. These measures suspended, reduced or eliminated a number of tax incentives that had been created to foster ...
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USERRA Obligations for Employees Called to Active Military Duty

To fight the war on terrorism and to address specific concerns in Iraq, North Korea and Iran, the U.S. armed forces have called to active duty thousands of reservists and National Guard troops (over 160,000 as of March 2003). A significant number of ...
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Using a Real Estate Broker in Maryland

If one intends to buy or sell land in Maryland, or lease Maryland property one owns, a broker will probably be retained for the transaction. In Maryland, a person must be licensed in order to be compensated for real estate brokerage services. The ...
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Virginia Employers, Employees Unsure of Rights After Day of Rest Law Amended

Legislative error has caused widespread consternation among Virginia employers who discovered on July 1, 2004, that the Commonwealth's little-known "day of rest" laws have been amended to permit all non-managerial employees to insist upon Sunday ...
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Virginia General Assembly Amends Workers’ Compensation Act to Provide Coverage For Job-Related Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Hearing Loss

Governor Allen recently signed into law legislation passed by the General Assembly during the 1997 Session that allows carpal tunnel syndrome and hearing loss arising out of and in the course of employment to be treated as occupational diseases ...
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