Labor law refers to legislation and regulations governing the relationship between employers, employees, and labor unions. Labor laws protect workers' rights, ensure fair treatment, and balance the interests of employers and employees.
Employment law governs every detail of the relationship between employee and employer. It is designed to protect employees and their employers through regulations that guarantee workplace safety, protect against child labor, ensure a fair and equitable hiring process, and address family and medical leave.
Employment law is a broad area encompassing the rights and responsibilities of the employer/employee relationship. Employment law consists of federal and state statutes , administrative regulations , and judicial decisions .
Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023. Section 21.141 - Definitions. In this subchapter: (1) "Employer" means a person who: (A) employs one or more employees; or (B) acts directly in the interests of an employer in relation to an employee.
In an April 2024 final rule that abruptly took effect July 1, 2024, entitled Defining and Delimiting the Exceptions for Executive, Administrative, Professional, Outside sales, and Computer Employees, the Department of Labor amended the Fair Labor Standards Act to require a higher standard salary level for those ...
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." Remember that not all Federal laws share common definitions.
The basic rule of Texas employment law is employment at will, which applies to all phases of the employment relationship - it means that absent a statute or an express agreement (such as an employment contract) to the contrary, either party in an employment relationship may modify any of the terms or conditions of ...
The basic rule of Texas employment law is employment at will, which applies to all phases of the employment relationship - it means that absent a statute or an express agreement (such as an employment contract) to the contrary, either party in an employment relationship may modify any of the terms or conditions of ...
An employer is an individual (a person, company, or organization) that hires another individual (an employee ), pays the employee a salary or wage, and has the power to control the employee's work duties; an individual who employs and supervises an employee.
(1) fails or refuses to hire an individual, discharges an individual, or discriminates in any other manner against an individual in connection with compensation or the terms, conditions, or privileges of employment; or (2) limits, segregates, or classifies an employee or applicant for employment in a manner that would ...