The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is responsible under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 for promoting a safe workplace by setting standards and conducting inspections. The Act applies to almost all employers. Employers are...
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 was enacted to prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, and religion in the workplace. Title VII, in some form or another, applies to nearly all American employers with 15 or more employees....
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...
Normally, tort law requires the party causing the injury to compensate the injured party with money. The doctrine of vicarious liability, however, may hold a party other than the one actually causing the injury financially responsible for the harm. Several policy...
The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) guarantees many workers a minimum wage and premium pay for hours worked in excess of 40 hours each week. It also regulates the employment of children and youth in an effort to protect educational opportunities for children...
The federal-state unemployment insurance program is financed primarily by taxes collected from employers whose employees are protected by the program (and therefore entitled to collect benefits). Typically, these taxes are calculated as a percentage of the employer's...