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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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| 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. |
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| CAn I sue for a work related injury. and they have me doing duties that my DR has instructed me not |
| I recently was injured at work and had to have surgery on a hernia I got from working. My job did not want me to miss any days so I had surgery on a Friday and back to work on Monday. The Surgeon made it clear that I was not to be working, Standing, Pushing, Pulling, Bending over. Two days went by and I had a Supervisor telling me to do certain task witch require bending over and pulling. I told the supervisor that I could not do it. But that didn''t seem to matter to her. Last Friday they put me back in the plant on the line. And I still haven''t been cleared by the Doctor . well I twisted and Felt a sharp ripping feeling. I went and told the nurse and he told me to go home. I went home and was in ALOT of pain so I went to the ER. I went to work today and they attempted to suspend me from work for going to the ER.. IS any of this against the law???? OR CAn i Sue them??? It has affected me mentally physicality and financial and socially. Thanks!
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| mom died without naming any beneficiaries for her pension/retirement investment. She married some y |
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| What should I do if I was terminated because a cashier on my shift performed an ilegal transaction w |
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| Can my job require me to obtain a letter from my doctor about my health and treatment? |
| I work in Illinois and have been diagnosed with pulmonary fibrosis as well as sjogren''s disease. My employer is now pressuring me to obtain a letter outlining my condition, treatment, effects and future appointments. I am being told that this is to protect me from being terminated should they "accept it". Also, I received my performance review recently and was told to obtain this letter within 3 months and perhaps they would reconsider giving me more. Is that within their legal rights? |
| I work at a call center, I suffer migraines which are triggered by the use perfumes and such that a |
| I am being written up for excessive absenteeisms, although I''ve asked them for relief as migraines are recognized by the ADA.Our handbook says that perfumes are discouraged especially if they cause a health hazard, and when I bring this up to them all I get is people have a right to wear their perfumes. Now where we work ( Amtrak) it is not a part of any thing we sell, so not anything other than a vanity,I was told to report any one who was wearing excessive perfume, and when I did, I was pulled off the phones by a supervisors and berated ,told I need to buck up, and assume more responsibility, Which I have considering I have done everything in my power outside of a lobotomy, and they have only allowed me to move positions if I smell strong perfume(which is ineffective as the odor is trigger, so the migraine is now triggered),I have had to leave work untold hours due to management refusing to address the issue that they have in their own handbook, I need to know what are my rights ? |
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