Labor Law: Understanding Labor Law

Avoiding Sexual Harassment
By NA - Sexual harassment lawsuits are a growing threat to companies. Kari Fischer Uman, a senior associate with Executive Coaching & Consulting Associates, offers these suggestions to companies who want to address and prevent the problem: (Added: 15-Oct-2002 Hits: 424 )

Employee vs. Independent Contractor: A Game of 20 Questions
By Christina Morfeld - This article presents practical tips for ensuring that workers are appropriately classified as either employees or independent contractors. (Added: 14-Sep-2002 Hits: 395 )

Family and Medical Leave Act (3-part series)
By Christina Morfeld - Part 1 discusses the fundamental components of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Part 2 defines must-know FMLA terminology, and Part 3 explores the Act's relationship with other laws. (Added: 14-Sep-2002 Hits: 445 )

After September 11: Employment Law Issues
By Julie Crane, Rita Risser and Ann Kiernan - Everything has changed after September 11, 2001. This article answers some of the most pressing employment law questions in light of the recent tragedies. (Added: 7-Oct-2001 Hits: 315 )

How to Avoid Negligent Hiring Litigation (From the Boards)
By Paul Barada - Summary Employees can sue employers if harmed by another employee. Exercising reasonable care can protect employers. The type of care should correspond with the position. (Added: 20-May-2001 Hits: 248 )

Hiring and Firing Employees: Don't Force At Will In Writing
By Dave Bowman - In a drive to regain an age-old prerogative, organizations across the U.S. are insisting that employees sign a statement that packs a powerful economic punch. The statement gives the boss the right to fire workers "at-will," for any reason or no reason. (Added: 7-May-2001 Hits: 233 )

Proving Business Necessity of Employment Standards
By John Gales Sauls (FBI) - This article discusses the legal defensibility of employment standards that, although neutral on their face, have an unequal impact on candidates depending on race, color, sex, national origin, or religion. It also offers strategies for assessing the usefulness of such standards. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 264 )

Electronic Privacy Rights: The Workplace
By lectriclaw - An employee, by the very nature of the employment relationship, must be subject to some level of monitoring by the employer. However, this monitoring has limits. Courts have held that it is a tortuous invasion of privacy for an employer to monitor employee telephone conversions. Similarly, mail carried through the U.S. postal service is granted a high level of protection. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 171 )

Independent Contractor V. Employee Is There Really A Choice?
By Lectriclaw - We are frequently asked whether it is safe to treat a particular service provider as an independent contractor -- and almost always our answer is "No." Here's why. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 194 )

Rights of Employees
By ACLU - Today, most Americans are more vulnerable to having their rights violated by their employers than the early Americans were to having their rights violated by the government (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 214 )

Pregnancy Discrimination; Know Your Rights
By US Dept. of Labor - Are you being treated unfairly at work because you are pregnant? Laws against sex discrimination protect pregnant workers and pregnant women applying for jobs. (Added: 14-Nov-2000 Hits: 211 )