| Covenants Not to Compete |
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| Employers in highly competitive industries often require their employees to sign covenants not to compete, or non-compete clauses, when they are hired. Usually such covenants provide that if the employee leaves his or her employment, he or she will not go to work for a competitor within a certain period of time. Some agreements also require that an employee will not contact the employer's clients upon his or her termination or that the employee will not go into his or her own business to compete with the employer. More... |
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| Retaliation Against Employees for Exercising Rights under National Labor Relations Act |
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| The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) guarantees certain rights to employees. Under the NLRA, these protected activities, as they are called, include: More... |
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| Sexual Orientation Discrimination in the Workplace |
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| Historically, employers, both public and private, were free to discriminate against employees or applicants because of their sexual orientation, which includes homosexuality, heterosexuality, and bisexuality. It was not illegal to fire, refuse to hire, or to demote someone because he or she was a homosexual. Today, while sexual orientation is not afforded the same broad protection from discrimination as race, religion, or gender, it's protection from discrimination has been steadily increasing at the federal, state, and local levels. More... |
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| What is the Fair Labor Standards Act? |
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| Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) in order to eliminate labor conditions that were detrimental to the health and welfare of workers, including children. The FLSA has four major components: a minimum wage requirement, overtime pay requirements, child labor restrictions, and record keeping directives. More... |
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| Privacy in the Workplace-- |
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| General Overview of Tort Remedies) More... |
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