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Employment Law - Guide to Employment and Labor Law


Employment Law is a broad area including all areas of the employer/employee relationship except the negotiation process covered by labor law and collective bargaining. Many employment laws (e.g., minimum wage regulations, employment discrimination , workers’ compensation, workplace safety, Whistleblower, & Qui Tam ) were enacted as protective labor legislation. Other employment laws take the form of public insurance, such as unemployment compensation.
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Employment Law - USA

  • Agricultural Labor Laws

    The Employment Law Guide describes the statutes and regulations administered by the Department of Labor that affect businesses and workers.

  • American Bar Association - Section of Labor and Employment Law

    The Section of Labor and Employment Law is your link to information that matters to you. Our 22,000+ members represent all perspectives of labor and employment law: employer, union, employee, public, and neutral. All are committed to a balanced discussion of employment issues in the United States and abroad. Section membership is open to all regular, associate and law student members of the ABA. Annual dues are $40 for ABA Lawyer and Associate members and free for ABA Law Student Division members.

  • ELaws - U.S. Department of Labor

    The elaws Advisors are interactive e-tools that provide easy-to-understand information about a number of federal employment laws. Each Advisor simulates the interaction you might have with an employment law expert. It asks questions and provides answers based on responses given.

  • Employment Law - Wikipedia

    There are 4 subcategories in this category.

  • Employment Topics - Wex

    An overview of the employment law by Cornell Law School

  • Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection

    The Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act (MSPA) safeguards most migrant and seasonal agricultural workers in their interactions with farm labor contractors, agricultural employers, agricultural associations, and providers of migrant housing.

  • NELI - The National Employment Law Institute

    NELI is a non-profit educational organization headquartered in Denver, Colorado. The Institute's activities pertain exclusively to employment law compliance, the application of employment law to human resource practices, and practice and procedure before administrative bodies and in state and federal courts.

  • U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

    Inflation & Consumer Spending; Wages, Earnings, & Benefits; Productivity; Occupations; Demographics;

  • U.S. Department of Labor

    Employment Law Guide - Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance Services

  • Unemployment compensation law - Cornell School of Law

    Unemployment insurance provides workers, whose jobs have been terminated through no fault of their own, monetary payments for a given period of time or until they find a new job. Unemployment payments (compensation) are intended to provide an unemployed worker time to find a new job equivalent to the one lost without financial distress. Without employment compensation many workers would be forced to take jobs for which they were overqualified or end up on welfare. Unemployment compensation is also justified in for sustaining consumer spending during periods of economic adjustment.

  • Workplace Fairness

    Workplace Fairness is a non-profit organization that provides information, education, and assistance to individual workers and their advocates nationwide and promotes public policies that advance employee rights.

Employment Law - International

  • Australia Employment Law

    Parliamentary Libray containing links to resources and documents in the area of federal employment law.

  • China Employment Law

    A translated copy of the recently implemented China HR Laws

  • China's Employment Situation and Policies

    The Information Office issued a white paper titled "China's Employment Situation and Policies"

  • EU and International Law - Federation of European Employers

    European Union (EU) Council Regulations have direct effect within member states.

  • EU Labour Law

    Community labour law was designed with the aim of ensuring that the creation of the Single Market didn't lead to a lowering of labour standards or distortions in competition. But it has also been increasingly called to play a key role in making it easier for the EU to adapt to evolving forms of work organisation, which is crucial if it is to achieve the growth and employment objectives of the Lisbon Strategy.

  • Foreign Labor Statistics (FLS)

    The Foreign Labor Statistics (FLS) program provides international comparisons of hourly compensation costs; productivity and unit labor costs; labor force, employment and unemployment rates; and consumer prices. The comparisons relate primarily to the major industrial countries

  • India Employment Law

    Employment Regulations; Work Permits; The Employment; Market; Engagement and Dismissal; Employees' Rights and Remuneration; Working Hours; Pensions; Termination of Employment; Wages and Benefits; Employment of Foreigners;

  • U.K. Employment Law

Associations Involved With Employment Law

  • ABA Labor and Employment Law Section

    The Section of Labor and Employment Law is your link to information that matters to you. Our 22,000+ members represent all perspectives of labor and employment law: employer, union, employee, public, and neutral. All are committed to a balanced discussion of employment issues in the United States and abroad.

  • Employment Lawyers Association (United Kingdom)

    We are a national membership association of almost 5,000 lawyers who specialise in employment law. We exist to service the needs of our members.

  • National Employment Lawyers Association (NELA)

    NELA is the country's only professional organization that is comprised only of lawyers who represent individual employees in cases involving employment Law.

Publications for Employment Law

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HG Resources on Employment Law

  • Guide to Employment Discrimination Law

    Employment Discrimination refers to discriminatory employment practices such as bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, and compensation, and various types of harassment. Therefore, employment discrimination occurs when an employer adversely single out employees or applicants on the basis of age, race, gender, sexual orientation, disability, religion and other reasons.

  • Guide to Qui Tam, False Claims Act

    Qui tam is an abbreviation for a Latin phrase dating back to 13th century England, meaning a person who sues for the king as well as for himself. Under the Federal Claims Act, a qui tam case is filed by a private person on behalf of the federal government. The Federal Claims Act is a civil antifraud statute, providing that any person who knowingly submits or causes the submission of false claims for government funds or property is liable for damages and penalties.

  • Guide to Whistleblowers Laws

    A whistleblower is a person who alleges misconduct. More complex definitions may be used, but the issue is that the whistleblower usually faces reprisal.

  • Guide to Workers Compensation Law

    Workers' Compensation laws provide employees who are injured or disabled on the job, monetary benefits, without having to endure litigation. Benefits are also provided for dependents of those workers who are killed because of work-related accidents or illnesses.

  • Guide to Workplace Safety Law

    Workplace safety law refers to the working environment regulation at a company and encompasses all factors that impact the safety, health, and well-being of employees. This can include environmental hazards, unsafe working conditions or processes, drug and alcohol abuse, and workplace violence.

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