| The Fair Credit Reporting Act |
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| The No Fear Act |
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| Prompted by a concern that "chronic" problems with discrimination and retaliation against federal employees existed, Congress passed the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act of 2002, also known as the No Fear Act, to protect federal employees from these illegal practices. Essentially, the No Fear Act seeks to ensure that federal agencies are held accountable for violations of anti-discrimination and whistleblower protection laws. More... |
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| Marital Status Discrimination - State Law |
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| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the seminal anti-discrimination law in the federal sector, does not forbid adverse employment decisions on the basis of marital status. Many state laws, however, do protect employees or applicants from being discriminated against in employment decisions on the basis of an employee's marital status. More... |
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| Strikes under the National Labor Relations Act |
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| The National Labor Relations Act of 1935 (NLRA) provides that employees have a right to engage in certain "concerted activities," which include strikes, for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid or protection. The NLRA also specifies that it should not be interpreted to impede or diminish employees' rights to strike. The NLRA does, however, place limits upon this right. Under the NLRA some strikes are legal and some are not. More... |
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| Occupational Disease Coverage under Workers' Compensation Statutes |
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| Occupational diseases are generally defined as ailments that are contracted or aggravated due to the nature of a particular kind of work. State workers' compensation statutes usually allow workers to receive benefits for occupational diseases. In order to obtain benefits, an employee must generally prove that the injury arose out of and in the course of the employment. More... |
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