Employment Law
| Occupational Disease Coverage under Workers' Compensation Statutes |
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| Occupational diseases are generally defined as ailments that are contracted or aggravated due to the nature of a particular kind of work. State workers' compensation statutes usually allow workers to receive benefits for occupational diseases. In order to obtain benefits, an employee must generally prove that the injury arose out of and in the course of the employment. More... |
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| Hatch Act for State and Local Employees |
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| Prompted by a concern that public employees might try to use the power of their offices to influence elections, Congress passed the Hatch Act in 1939. The Hatch Act limits the political activities of certain federal, state, and local employees. It does not, however, prevent these employees from participating in the political process. Congress made amendments to the Hatch Act in 1993 which broadened the types of political activities in which public employees may participate. This article summarizes the Hatch Act's application to employees of state and local governments. 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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| Fair Labor Standards Act Class Actions |
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