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Questions About Employment Law

Q. What constitutes sexual harassment at work?

(b) has the intent or effect of creating an intimidating, hostile or offensive work environment.

Q. Is it compulsory to notify authorities workers ahead of firing them?

• marriage or government employment requires that advance notice be provided prior to employment termination

Q.What is Labor Law?

A. Employment Law or Labor Law concerns the legal relationship between employers and employees. Statutes regarding labour law are found at all levels of government, to county and city, from national to state. Labor law determines. The legislation begins when an offer for employment is made by an employer to a worker. Labor law regulates the relationship between employee and employer -- termination of the employment relationship, job responsibilities, wages, promotions, rewards, employment reviews and the initial hiring process. It also has litigation on the grounds of discrimination and unfair labor practices. According to the United States Department of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics project bias lawsuits filed in U.S. District Courts jumped from 6,936 from 1990 to 21,540 in 1998.

Q. I have heard the terms 'at will' employees and 'for cause' workers ' What does this legal jargon mean?

(2) you are a part of a labour union and protected by a collective bargaining agreement