Employment Law Handbook With Exercises 3rd Edition In Bexar
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Employment law regulates the relationship between employers and employees. Labor law regulates the additional dimension that arises when employees select (or consider selecting) a labor union to represent them in their dealings with their employer.
When handling issues such as contract violations and unfair business complaints, a company owner will deal with business law issues. However, once employees and workplace problems arise, the business owner will enter into employment litigation.
“Employee relations” typically refers to interactions between employers and individual employees. “Labor relations” can refer to relationships between employers and the unions that represent their employees.
Are My Workers Employees? The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) only covers employees. The FLSA defines employee as "any individual employed by an employer" and employ is defined as including "to suffer or permit to work." The concept of employment in the FLSA is very broad and is tested by "economic reality."
Classification of Employment Levels, Provisionary Status, Work Hours/Office Hours, Part-Time and Temporary Employees, Payroll Procedures, (1) Overtime Procedures, (2) Bonus Plans, (3) Request for Driving Record and Employee Performance Evaluations.
New York is an 'at-will' employment State. Without a contract restricting termination, generally an employer has the right to discharge an employee at any time for any, or no, reason, providing it is not an act of illegal retaliation or discrimination (see below).
There are many major labor laws in the United States. The Fair Labor Standards Act, Occupational Safety and Health Act, Family and Medical Leave Act, and part of the Civil Rights act are all important standards of labor law.
California—All employers with five or more employees must provide sexual harassment prevention training every two years. New employees and promoted supervisors must be trained within six months of hire/promotion.
Whether all of your employees are based in Texas or only a handful, you will need to provide a Texas-specific handbook to ensure your employees know the policies and rights entitled to them by their state. Find the required state policies for Texas, federally required policies, and other optional policies below.
