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Sexual Harassment in Los Angeles Employment Setting
In the context of the prevailing Labor Laws in Los Angeles, sexual discrimination or harassment is an unwelcome sexual advance or request and any other oral or physical performance that is sexual in nature. This action must also create an intimidating, hostile and offensive work environment to a person for it to be considered illegal.
Rainier Policarpio
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How State Law Defines the Ideal Employee-Employer Relationship
Conflict between workers and the employer is a commonplace issue in the workplace. Federal and state laws related to employment issues help maintain the balance of power in the workplace by defining the characteristics of an ideal employee-employer relationship. Generally, employment law encompasses employers' rights and obligations within the employer-employee relationship - between employers and their current employees, job applicants, and former employees.
Manuel Salvacion
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Businesses Trying to Use Compromise Agreements to Lessen the Impact of Claims
The number of claims made to the Employment Tribunal has grown enormously over the past decade. In the last recorded year, 132,492 claims were made by employees including 43,510 unfair dismissal claims, 47,776 breach of contract/unpaid wages claims and 17,842 discrimination claims. This is great news for employment lawyers but causes serious difficulties for small and medium sized businesses.
Sean Cravenplan
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How to Find an Arizona Employment Attorney
Needing to find an employment lawyer is never pleasant. That need usually comes up becomes you have been wronged in some manner by your employer, or an employee has accused you or your company of doing something wrong. Whatever the claims are, you should try and find an experienced Arizona employment law firm that can help you obtain the relief you are entitled to.
Kevin R Harper
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Employment Contracts in Arizona Must Be Written to Be Enforceable
In Arizona oral contracts are generally enforceable, provided one can prove the existence of such a contract. In certain situations, however, contracts must be written to be enforceable. One of these situations is a contract for employment.
Kevin R Harper
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Claim For An Accident Within The Workplace
A large majority of people injured from a serious accident within the workplace never seek a claim for compensation. Fear and guilt are two of the major factors.
Paul Steven
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Guide to Employment Law in China
Labour law in China is a complex matter. In this article, we attempt to simplify the issues into simple question and answer format.
Gregory Sy
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National Origin Discrimination
Although job discrimination on the basis of national origin rarely receives as much media coverage as highly publicized and politicized race or gender discrimination cases, it is still a serious problem which demands our attention. Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, mistreatment of or prejudicial behavior towards an individual on the basis of his or her national origin by an employer is prohibited.
Joseph Devine
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Should Arizona Paralegals & Legal Assistants Be Paid Overtime Wages?
Recent surveys reveal that many law firms, including law firms employing paralegals and legal assistants throughout the State of Arizona, do not pay such employees overtime wages, choosing instead to classify them as "exempt" employees. Although an employer law firm may tell such employees that they are not entitled to overtime pay because the position is "exempt" from the overtime requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act, neither the job description nor the...
Kevin R Harper
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When is an Arizona Employer Required to Pay Overtime Pay?
An Arizona employer who requires or permits its employees to work overtime is usually required to pay such employees premium pay for such overtime work. Most employees in Arizona are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which mandates that employees receive overtime pay for all hours worked in excess of 40 in the course of a single workweek. This overtime pay must equal at least one and one-half times the employee's regular rate of pay.
Kevin R Harper
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