Labor & Employment Law



Employment law is the name given to the branch of civil law that covers the laws and regulations governing labor relations and employment issues, such as collective bargaining, discrimination in the workplace, sexual harassment, occupational safety, wage and hour requirements, and workers' compensation.

Federal statutes, such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as well as state laws protect employees from discrimination based on age, disability, sex, race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. The Family and Medical Leave Act, another federal law, allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons without having to worrying about losing their jobs.

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Do-it-Yourself Legal Forms
-  Consulting Services Agreement-  Employee Termination Letter
-  Direct Deposit Authorization-  Employment and Salary Verification Form
-  Job Acceptance Letter-  Employee Absence Report and Summary
-  Letter of Resignation-  Employee Agreement
-  Mutual Non-Disclosure Agreement-  Employee Cell Phone Policy
-  Release of Information (Employee)-  Employee Non-Disclosure Agreement
-  Workplace Injury and Illness Incident Report
 
Legal articles focusing on Labor & Employment Law
Non-Compete Contracts
Non-compete agreements are becoming an increasingly popular way for employers to try to limit employees and former employees from working for a competitor. They also limit the chance that private employer information or trade secrets are given to another company.
Employees: Job Termination Rights FAQs
Were you fired from your job? Learn about your rights and your employer's responsibilities regarding benefits, your final paycheck, references before you leave, and much more by reading our FAQs on job termination.
Unemployment Compensation
For the average worker, losing a job is a financial crisis. How will you pay the mortgage or rent or buy groceries? If you're like most employees, you can get some temporary financial help by filing a claim for unemployment compensation. But you have to qualify for it and know how to get it.
Pay for On-Call Time
Sometimes an employee is required to be on call, even though she isn't at work. Federal, state and local laws apply to define on-call time as opposed to actual work time and the circumstances an on-call employee may be eligible for pay.
Employee Drug & Alcohol Testing
The testing of job applicants and employees for the presence of illegal drugs is a controversial employment practice. Federal and state laws try to balance employee privacy against the employer's right to maintain a drug-free workplace and state laws that regulate drug testing vary.

Ask a Lawyer - Labor & Employment Law questions answered by leading lawyers
Do I have any recourse to compel my employer to honor an agreement if I am an at will employee?
Recently I Turned in a letter of resignation to my current employer, who has a known policy of not counter offering the acceptance of a new job. To my surprise, out of desperation to keep me from leaving they counter offered and I accepted. Part of that offer and the ONLY reason I agreed to stay was a work from home arrangement. The reason I left was due to stress caused by a certain account I work with, this option alleviated much of the tension and made my job bearable. A few weeks later they tell me that this account no longer wants me to work from home and that I must return to a much worse office arrangement than when I left it. (i.e. cubicle) Not to mention I took a pay cut to accept this new arrangement.
Is it illegal for a company to send out a mass email to employees announcing that an employee no lon
I asked my place of employment if they could start letting us know when employees no longer work there. I thought it would be a good idea to keep everybody up to date on who works at our company and who no longer is with us. Management told me that it is illegal for them to send out an email notifying the employees that someone had left.
Am I required to give passwords to my previous employer days after my "department was eliminated"?
Couple days after my "department was eliminated", it was requested that I provide a password to the new accounting software. All accounting is still operational in the old software and completely accessible. After a break in occurred in my office I got into the habit of changing a couple important passwords regularly (can''t on the old software, hence the accessibility). The problem is that I stored them on my phone and deleted them once I no longer had a job. If it is required and I can no longer provide it, are there any repercussions that can come of this?
My fiance is a 1st shift Supervisor. His boss is trying to get him to quit. Can his boss FORCE him t
He does not want to have to leave them home at night by themselves, but his boss will not budge. What options does my fiance have?
Worked for JCP in florida for 16 years. Was not able to comply with new scheduling system, so I had
Was told on wed about new schedules one must either come in at 5 am or 2pm, both of which I can not do b/c of small children. had to make decision in one day. Other people in the store get day shifts b/c of their situations, and I have been told this was all decided by a store manager who was promoted to another store. The job I was offered would have required me to work under another associate who hasn''t even been there a third of the time I put in. I recently came out of a supervisory position b/c I could not do early shifts and they dropped my pay. They said the only way to remain was to go on the floor, but they would drop my pay again which means I would only be working for benefits and to pay daycare. I am losing my insurance on myself and my girls. Can they do this? I know Florida is a right to work state, but this seems wrong.
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Labor and Employment Lawyer Web Sites
 
 -  New York Employment Attorneys - Beranbaum Menken LLP
 -  New Jersey Labor Attorneys - Richardson & Galella
 -  New Jersey Labor Law - Deutsch Atkins, P.C.
 -  Arkansas Employment Lawyer - James, Carter & Coulter, PLC
 -  West Virginia Employment Law - Gianola Barnum Wigal & London, L.C.