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

Weight Standards May Constitute Sex Discrimination

United Airlines discriminated against female flight attendants from 1989 to 1994 by requiring them to stay thinner than their male counterparts, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently ruled. Some female attendants lost pay when they were ...
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What Are the Courts Doing to Your Workplace?

Laying off a workers compensation claimant who is working with restrictions just became risky business. In late March 2000, the Michigan Supreme Court issued three decisions that address the termination or layoff of a partially disabled worker who ...
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What Employees Need to Know About Workers’ Compensation in Florida

This article gives you general information about the Florida Workers' Compensation Program. You will receive information about your rights, benefits and responsibilities. You will also learn how the Division of Workers' Compensation' can help you ...
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What Is Required Of Employers

For purposes of employment laws, size does matter. Many laws cover employers only after they reach a certain size. Some reporting requirements also depend on size. Coverage by state and federal employment discrimination laws and regulations often ...
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What is Sexual Abuse?

First of all you have to understand that the right to be free of Sexual Harassment is a Civil Right protected under state law by the California Constitution and by the UNRUH Civil Rights Act. Civil rights are also protected by the U.S. Constitution ...
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What is the Difference Between Workers’ Compensation and State Disability Benefits?

Workers' Compensation Benefits are provided to you when you are injured at work, while State Disability Benefits provide you with weekly benefits if you are ill or injured off your job and cannot work at your normal or customary job. However, you ...
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What is “Training”?

Companies everywhere these days are being cited by OSHA and sued in product liability or related civil lawsuits for not "training" their employees in the potential hazards and precautions to take in their jobs. Similarly, the overwhelming number of ...
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What is Worker’s Compensation?

Worker's Compensation is a system of laws designed to provide injured workers with specific benefits and legal forum in which disputes can be resolved between injured workers, employers and insurance companies. A workers' compensation claim is not a ...
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What Is You Are Hurt on the Job?

Injuries on the job cause enormous problems for hundreds of workers. These situations can cause financial burdens for years. On-the-job injuries include those occurring during the normal course of employment, as well as, diseases and conditions ...
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What Rights Do At-Will Employees Have?

Most employees in this country are known as "at will" employees. This means that they can be terminated or otherwise disciplined by their employer for any reason, or no reason at all, regardless of cause. They can be fired without any warning and ...
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