Employment Law
| Unemployment Insurance -- Financing -- Managing Debt |
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| Despite complex tax schedules and funding strategies, there are times when a state's unemployment insurance fund will be insufficient to cover its costs. Typically, this happens during a prolonged recession, when claims for benefits are high and contributions to the fund diminish. Although most states rely on some type of solvency provision to prevent this from occurring, such measures are not always enough. More... |
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| Wage Garnishment under the Consumer Credit Protection Act |
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| Consumer Credit Protection Act) More... |
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| Privacy - Personnel Files - Disclosure |
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| A job applicant that may consider lying in order to protect herself against an embarrassing or detrimental disclosure should keep in mind that the disclosure may come about anyway during the employer's background check or an investigation by a credit-reporting agency. In fact, the purposeful submission of misinformation on an application is viewed by many employers as an adequate reason for refusing to hire an applicant or for firing an employee. More... |
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| Federal Employees Covered Under the Labor-Management Relations Statute |
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| In 1962, federal employees were first granted the right to participate in collective bargaining through labor unions of their choice. That right was expanded and solidified in Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, known as the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. More... |
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| Hot Cargo Agreements under the National Labor Relations Act |
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| In 1935, Congress passed the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) to encourage collective bargaining and to strengthen the rights of workers. Hot cargo agreements, also known as "hot goods" agreements, are agreements between employers and labor unions. More... |
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