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Employment Law Information
Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the
employer and the other being the employee. In a commercial setting, the employer
conceives of a productive activity, generally with the intention of creating
profits, and the employee contributes labor to the enterprise, usually in
return for payment of wages.
Employment also exists in the public, nonprofit and household sectors.
In the United States, the "standard" employment contract is considered to be
at-will meaning that the employer and employee are both free to terminate the
employment at any time and for any cause, or for no cause at all.
To the extent that employment or the economic equivalent is not universal,
unemployment exists.
Employment law is the branch of the legal profession that deals with employment
related issues.
Employment law exists in many countries, including the USA and the United
Kingdom.
Employment law in the U.S. is largely governed by the common law rule of "at
will employment", that is, that an employment relationship can be terminated by
either party at any time for any reason, including a good reason, a bad reason
or no reason at all.
Exceptions to this rule can be found in various federal employment law statutes,
including Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (and amendments), Title I of
the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the Family and Medical Leave Act 0f
1993, and numerous state laws with additional protections. The Fair Labor
Standards Act regulates minimum wages and overtime pay for certain employees who
work more than 40 hours in a work week.
There is no special employment tribunal in the U.S. Employment law cases are
heard in state or federal courts, depending upon the issue, the size of the
employer (the Civil Rights Act of 1964, for example, applies only to employers
with 15 or more employees), and the litigation strategy of the plaintiff.
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