| Privacy - Drug Testing - State Law Issues |
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| The courts have had a difficult time determining which public employees may be tested randomly, within the confines of the United States Constitution, for drug use. As the subject continues to be clarified, it will create a "floor," or a standard below which states cannot go when dealing with similar issues of random drug testing in employment. Of course, the courts will still have the final say if they determine that state laws and constitutional provisions are more restrictive (afford more protection) than their federal counterparts. The courts may even prohibit the random testing of employees to whom the state laws and constitutional provisions apply. More... |
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| Employee Remedies under the Fair Labor Standards Act |
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| The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) provides a number of protections, including a minimum wage and guaranteed premium overtime pay, to many American workers. Employees who believe that their rights under the FLSA have been violated are entitled to seek relief against the employer. More... |
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| Unemployment Benefits - Protest -- Disqualification |
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| The most frequent reasons for protest are those involving a protest against the payment of unemployment benefits chargeable against the employer because the claimant either voluntarily quit his employment or he was discharged for misconduct connected with his work. In regard to these bases of protests, the employer is in a unique position to know the facts because the employer was involved in the circumstances surrounding the discharge at the time it occurred and also because the facts will have occurred prior to the separation from the employer's employment of the claimant. Several other bases of protest (such as available to work and actively seeking work) are all items which may transpire subsequent to the date of separation from the employment and the circumstances of them may not even be within the knowledge of the employer. More... |
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| The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Undue Hardship Defense |
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| the Undue Hardship Defense) More... |
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| Churches and Title VII Liability |
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| Title VII Background More... |
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