Employment Law
| Accidental Injury and Workers' Compensation Benefits |
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| In order for an employee to obtain workers' compensation benefits, he or she must often prove an "accidental injury" that "arose out of" and "in the course of " the employment. Once those facts are proven, employers are strictly liable under states' workers' compensation systems for nearly all work-related accidents. More... |
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| Non-Agricultural Child Labor Restrictions under |
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| the Fair Labor Standards Act) More... |
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| Personnel File Retention Requirements - The Family Medical Leave Act of 1993 |
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| Most employers with 50 or more employees, including state and territorial governments, are subject to the requirements of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA). Employees must have worked for a covered employer for at least one year before becoming eligible for the FMLA guarantee of 12 weeks of unpaid leave during any 12-month period for certain family or health related reasons. More... |
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| Arbitration - Grievance Mediation |
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| Arbitration is widely viewed as a cost-effective alternative to litigation. At the same time, however, the costs of arbitration (and its increasing similarities to a full blown trial) are rising. For this and many other reasons, both labor unions and companies are looking to ways of reducing the total number of grievances that end in arbitration. One such alternative is grievance mediation. More... |
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| ADEA |
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| Congress passed the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to prevent employment discrimination on the basis of age against persons 40 years of age or older. Congress had determined that older workers were finding themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment or to acquire new employment after losing a job. The Act, which applies to employers with 20 or more employees, was designed to remedy this problem. More... |
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