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Labor & Employment Law

The United States Department of Labor-Women's Bureau

The Women's Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor was created by an act of Congress on June 5, 1920. The federal statute establishing the Women's Bureau...

Unemployment Insurance -- Financing -- Reserve Funds

A recent trend in the management of state unemployment insurance programs is the establishment of special accounts known as reserve funds. Reserve funds are the product of the desire to expand the services offered by state unemployment insurance...

Sexual Harassment Overview

Sexual harassment in the workplace is discrimination on the basis of sex and is a violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although sexual harassment is not specifically mentioned in Title VII, it is broadly defined by Equal...

Employee Remedies under the Fair Labor Standards Act

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) provides a number of protections, including a minimum wage and guaranteed premium overtime pay, to many American workers. Employees who believe that their employers have violated their rights under the...

Refusing to Hire Striking Workers and the

National Labor Relations Act

Background

The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) was passed to give workers the right to collectively bargain with their employers. Through...