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Employment is an agreement between
the employer and the employee in a business.
The employee provides labor or expertise to the
business in return for
wages or for other forms of payment such as food or
rent.
Jobs can also be
offered by individuals or other entities in need of
labor or expertise from others. The typical contract for
employment in the
U.S. is an "at-will" contract that may be terminated
at any time by either the
employer
or employee for any reason.
Employees have certain employment labor rights
(also known as Equal Opportunity Laws) granted to
them as laborers. Violations of these rights
in the workplace often result in a lawyer filing
litigation against the employer on behalf of the
employee often seeking reinstatement to their former
position or a comparable job. Also, lost wages
are usually included as part of the compensation
requested by the employee.
Employees also have been given
specific rights by
law from the states
and the federal government with regard to their
employment. These laws form the basis for
employee rights in the U.S. Such laws provide
employees with the right to a minimum wage, the
right to safe working conditions, the right to
protection from racial discrimination and other specific rights.
The federal laws providing
employee rights can be found primarily in the Civil
Rights Act of 1964, the Americans with Disabilities
Act of 1990, the Fair Labor Standards Act and the
Medical Leave Act of 1993. Under these laws
employees are provided with protection from certain
forms of discrimination and are provided with
minimum wage and overtime pay rights. There
are many local and state statutes providing
employees with additional rights and protections.
Employee rights laws are enforced
in the U.S. by the appropriate state and federal
courts.
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• Lawsuit Raises Issue Of EMail Privacy At Work PCWorld
Lawsuit Raises Issue of E Mail Privacy at WorkPCWorldEven so, the issue of whether employers have the legal right to actively monitor password protected, private e mail accounts, just because their computers are being used, remains largely untested in courts, he said. Fakhoury pointed to a 2010 case and more raquo
• Right To Work, Right To Occupy: Super Sundayaposs Flies In The Ointment Paci...
Right to Work, Right to Occupy: Super Sunday39s Flies in the OintmentPacific Free PressIndiana workers have received the backing of the National Football League Players Association, which has called quotright to workquot quota political ploy designed to destroy basic workers39 rights.quot We39re joined from Indiana by Tithi Bhattacharya, an associate and more raquo
• Abortion, Birth Control Becoming Major Campaign Issues Christian Science Mon...
Christian Science MonitorAbortion, birth control becoming major campaign issuesChristian Science MonitorBut Mitt Romney also faces questions about his past support for abortion rights. By Brad Knickerbocker, Staff writer / February 4, 2012 US Capitol Police officers stand guard between abortion rights and anti abortion supporters at a rally in front of and more raquo
• Minnesota Republicans Push QuotRight To Workquot Amendment FOX 21 Online
ThisweekLiveMinnesota Republicans Push quotRight to Workquot AmendmentFOX 21 OnlineUnion workers protested in the streets the new Right to Work legislation, and now some Minnesota Republicans want to bring the same fight to St. Paul. Right now the state has what39s called Fair Share meaning even if a worker doesn39t belong to the Gazelka will co author constitutional amendment relating to unionsBrainerd Daily DispatchDayton: Forcing workers to pay union dues is totally mainstream, or somethingHot Airall 29 news articles raquo
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