| The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act |
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| Title VII Retaliation Claims |
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| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 makes it illegal for employers to discriminate against employees on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It also prohibits retaliation against employees who report or otherwise complain about wrongdoing under the Act. In other words, employers may not fire or take other adverse action against employees based upon an employee's allegation that Title VII has been violated. More... |
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| The Railway Labor Act and Presidential Emergency Boards |
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| Railway Labor Act Overview More... |
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| Unemployment Compensation Overview |
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| All states provide compensation to unemployed workers under certain circumstances. Generally, states require employers to contribute to an unemployment compensation fund for all employees. When benefits are sought, payment is made to eligible former employees from the fund. Most states exempt charitable or non-profit organizations from unemployment compensation coverage. They also exclude employers that have a very small number of employees. Furthermore, in order to be covered by unemployment compensation, a worker must be an actual "employee" and not merely an independent contractor. More... |
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| Unemployment Benefits - Protest -- General Issues |
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| When an unemployed worker files a claim for unemployment compensation and the unemployment compensation office determines that the claimant has had sufficient employment to qualify him for the receipt of benefits, a notice of his claim is mailed to the last employer for which the claimant worked and to each employer in the claimant's base period. It is often quite possible for a claimant to have more than one base-period employer. The number of base period employers varies according to the number of jobs the claimant had during that time-period designated as the base period. The last employing unit, that is the last or most recent employer, is the employer for whom the claimant was last employed when he quit or was terminated from his employment. More... |
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