Employment Law
| Unfair Labor Practices in the Federal Sector |
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| Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, known as the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, grants many employees of most federal executive agencies the right to organize into labor unions. In addition to granting these rights to covered federal employees, the Statute sets forth certain practices by labor organizations or federal employers that are illegal under federal law. More... |
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| Department of Labor Alien Labor Certification Overview |
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| Workforce Investment Act |
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| Congress passed the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) to increase the employment, retention, and earnings of the nation's workforce and to increase the productivity and the competitiveness of the United States. To effect these purposes, the WIA implemented a one-stop delivery system for training and job placement services. More... |
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| Posters in the Workplace |
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| Most American employers are subject to a number of federal workplace laws and regulations. To ensure that employees are made aware of the protections afforded to them by these laws, employers must hang various posters describing them. This article summarizes the federal workplace poster requirements applicable to most employers, including small businesses. More... |
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| Uniform Trade Secret Act Overview |
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| Employers have always had some form of legal protection against former employees misappropriating their trade secrets. Because state common law, however, had evolved differently from state to state, it was uncertain what was protectable and what was not. Former employees could move to multiple states, and an employer's rights would vary from state to state. Once a trade secret was disclosed in one state, it was no longer a protectable trade secret in any state. More... |
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