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Work forms a large and vital part of life, so when problems arise at a place of employment it can have an enormous impact on both employees and businesses. There are many laws that govern employee rights and obligations at work, but the interpretation and application of those laws can change considerably as the workplace itself changes. FindLaw’s Employment News section is the leading source of legal news and information affecting the workplace, with breaking legal news, analysis from attorneys and important stories from around the Web.

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  1. my next phone call is to the Department of Labor to file a complaint with the EEOC (the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission) for a hostile work environment that the employer is doing NOTHING to correct
    SOURCE: TampaBay.com | St. Petersburg Times 2 weeks ago
  2. From cracking down on gender discrimination in health care costs to fighting for equal pay, President Obama is standing up for women throughout their lives.
    SOURCE: Creators Syndicate 1 hour ago
  3. From cracking down on gender discrimination in health care costs to fighting for equal pay
    SOURCE: The Orange County Register 6 days ago
  4. From cracking down on gender discrimination in health care costs to fighting for equal pay
    SOURCE: HeraldNet 1 week ago
  5. This is the first appellate case anywhere in the country to apply the hostile workplace rubric to sexual orientation. Principally, it's been applied to gender discrimination and racial discrimination
    SOURCE: Hartford Courant 1 week ago
  6. Whether you'll be able to balance equal pay for equal work. Whether you'll be able to balance the demands of your job or your family. Whether you'll be able to fully control decisions about your own health.
    SOURCE: WAPT Jackson 11 hours ago
  7. As a young woman you're going to grapple with unique challenges, like whether you're going to be able to earn equal pay for equal work; balance work with family; make your own choices about your health
    SOURCE: International Business Times 2 days ago
  8. From cracking down on gender discrimination in healthcare costs to fighting for equal pay, President Obama is standing up for women throughout their lives
    SOURCE: Los Angeles Times 1 week ago
  9. From cracking down on gender discrimination in health-care costs to fighting for equal pay, President Obama is standing up for women throughout their lives.
    SOURCE: New York Post 1 week ago
  10. I believe that the sexual harassment towards me created an offensive, hostile work environment
    SOURCE: Charlotte Observer 3 weeks ago
  11. The greatest needs for mothers are around social policy and bringing things that are basic like affordable health care and affordable preschools and after-care, flexible workplaces and equal pay for equal work
    SOURCE: Marin Independent Journal 4 days ago
  12. The so-called party of the worker has shown no concern for the claimant, James Hunter Ashby, who has detailed his claims of sexual harassment in court documents
    SOURCE: Sydney Morning Herald 3 weeks ago
  13. We welcome his extensive knowledge and ability to look at labor and employment law issues from varied perspectives.
    SOURCE: PRWeb 1 week ago
  14. Studies show that union members were likely to have heard of and understand what they were entitled to under the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and are much more likely to take unemployment insurance, probably because unions provide information on them
    SOURCE: Knowledge@Wharton 6 days ago
  15. Labor market policies such as unemployment insurance and worker retraining have direct effects on the unemployed
    SOURCE: Bloomberg.com 4 hours ago
  16. This case involved serious allegations of sexual harassment and the failure to protect a young worker.
    SOURCE: FindLaw: Attorney Blog 4 weeks ago
  17. Our research confirms what farmworker advocates across the country believe: sexual violence and sexual harassment experienced by farmworkers is common enough that some farmworker women see these abuses as an unavoidable condition of agricultural work
    SOURCE: Winnipeg Free Press 4 hours ago
  18. We asked about infidelity, sexual harassment, discrimination, plagiarism, alcohol or drug addiction, delinquent taxes, credit history, and use of government positions or resources for personal benefit. Nothing was off-limits.
    SOURCE: ABC News 3 hours ago
  19. Our research confirms what farmworker advocates across the country believe: sexual violence and sexual harassment experienced by farmworkers is common enough that some farmworker women see these abuses as an unavoidable condition of agricultural work
    SOURCE: KATV 14 hours ago
  20. Clarified the Family and Medical Leave Act to ensure family leave for LGBT employees.
    SOURCE: On Top Magazine 3 weeks ago
  21. This law involves five major compensation laws that administer minimum wage, equal pay, overtime pay, child labor, and record keeping requirements
    SOURCE: Term Paper Warehouse 2 weeks ago
  22. Mitt Romney and Bob McDonnell have some explaining to do to American women about their extreme agendas: both would refuse to stand up for equal pay for equal work and take women's critical health care decisions out of their hands
    SOURCE: The Huffington Post 1 week ago
  23. Sexual harassment is any unwelcome sexual advance or conduct on the job that creates an intimidating hostile or offensive working environment
    SOURCE: Term Paper Warehouse 2 days ago
  24. We all make mistakes. We all have to pay for our mistakes, but while paying for our mistakes, we shouldn't be subject to sexual harassment or being violated
    SOURCE: WVEC.com 1 day ago
  25. We all make mistakes. We all have to pay for our mistakes, but while paying for our mistakes, we shouldn't be subject to sexual harassment or being violated
    SOURCE: WVEC.com 1 day ago
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