EMPLOYMENT LAW

Whether you are just beginning a career or you are a seasoned pro, navigating your way in a new workplace is a challenge. One thing we all face with greater frequency is starting a new job. Here are some useful tips for making the right impression from people I’ve worked with on my Working Women […]

September 2000 — Some insurance companies and courts are requiring binding arbitration over accident injuries, and some employers are requiring the same binding arbitration of all non-union issues concerning job complaints. AFL-CIO President John J. Sweeney calls them a “farce” and unfair to workers without union representation. Numerous commentators have complained that one of the […]

Workers compensation benefits are designed to cover most injuries or diseases caused or aggravated by your work or working conditions. Procedures can vary according to your location. If you are injured in the course and scope of your employment, you should first report your injury to your employer and request medical care. It is then […]

September 2000 – New figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed that the number of immigrant workers jumped to 15.7 million last year, up 17 percent from three years earlier. Immigration analysts estimate that nearly 5 million of these workers are illegal immigrants. This influx – immigrants now represent 12 percent of the nation’s workers – is […]

RACE, COLOR AND NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION Discrimination based on an individual’s race, color, or their own, or their ancestor’s place of origin is prohibited. The fact that an individual has the physical, cultural or linguistic characteristics of a racial, color, or national origin group is also an illegal basis for any employment decisions. This includes […]

Federal employees who are injured in the performance of their work duties do not recover benefits under state workers’ compensation statutes, but look instead to federal law. The Federal Employee’s Compensation Act (FECA) allows for the payment of benefits to most federal employees and their dependents for work-related death or disability resulting from a personal […]