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Parental Status Discrimination--

Parental Status Discrimination -- State Law

Background

Although various federal statutes prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sex, age, religion, race, color, age, or...

Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 Eligibility

Background

The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA) was passed to assist American employees in balancing family and work responsibilities. Under the FMLA, eligible employees are guaranteed 12 weeks of unpaid...

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Temporary Staffing Firms--General Application

Background

Congress passed the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) to protect disabled employees from discrimination in the workplace. The ADA applies to nearly all employers with 15 or more employees,...

Unfair Labor Practices in the Federal Sector

Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, known as the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute, grants many employees of most federal executive agencies the right to organize into labor unions. It also allows them to...

Regulation of Common Situs Picketing - Primary Sites

Common situs picketing is the name given to picketing conducted at the site at which an employer or employers in addition to the one at which the picket is targeted are present. Such employers are called secondary employers, as opposed to the...