Compensation is payment or remuneration for work or services performed or for harm suffered (see also damages).
Workers’ compensation laws, for example, protect employees who suffer some harm in the course of their...
employee benefits
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, also known as COBRA, is a federal statute, passed in 1985, that provides employees and their families the right to continue group health benefits under an employers group health plan if...
constructive discharge
Constructive discharge occurs when an employee quits their job in response to working conditions that are so poor that no reasonable person would stay. Like other “constructive” variants, constructive discharge functions in the eyes of the...
course of employment
“The course of employment” generally arises when determining whether an injury caused by an accident is compensable under a workers’ compensation system. The accident must “arise out of employment” and occur “in the course of employment.”...
deferred compensation
Deferred compensation is a type of employee compensation like a pension plan where the employee receives part of their compensation at retirement, often in order to avoid taxes. Other compensation plans would incur taxes as the employee...
defined benefit plan
A defined benefit plan is a type of employee sponsored retirement plan where the amount an employee will receive is fixed. When retired, the employee will receive the same periodic amount of money agreed upon with the employer unlike plans...
defined contribution plan
Defined contribution plans are a type of retirement plan where the employee and sometimes the employer contribute to a retirement account that is put towards some investment. The employee will receive payments upon retirement that vary with...
dependents benefits
Dependents benefits are social security proceeds which may be received by those who rely on the primary recipient’s income. Dependents benefits often take the form of survivor benefits, although in some circumstances dependents may receive...
disability benefits
Overview:
Disability benefits refers to money available from the government for people with disabilities. These benefits are available under Title II of the Social Security Act as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI...
disability law
Disability law refers to laws related to individuals with disabilities; specifically, these laws protect disabled individuals from certain kinds of discrimination. Disability laws are particularly concerned with employment, housing, education...