employment law

Seafarers (also referred to as seamen or sailors) who are injured while at sea are entitled to maintenance and cure from their employers or shipowners. 

Maintenance of membership agreements are a type of union security agreement in which employees that are union members at the signing of a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) must remain union members until they are no longer part of the bargaining unit or th

A managerial employee is someone who formulates, determines, and effectuates management policies by expressing and making operative decisions of its employer.

The Midwest Piping Doctrine is a policy followed by the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) marked by complete neutrality by employers in rival union situations. The doctrine arose out of the decision in Midwest Piping & Supply Co., 63 N.L.R.B. 1060 (1945) and was followed for 37 years from 1945 until 1982.

• labor law

Minimum wage laws establish a base level of pay that employers are required to pay certain covered employees. The current federal minimum wage is $7.25 per hour. In addition to a federal minimum wage, some states also have their own minimum wages, codified either in a state statute or in the state's constitution. States are broken up into 4 classifications for minimum wage:

• STATUTE
• federal statute
• state law
• federal law
• WAGES
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• labor law
• labor

Mixed-motive instructions are used by courts in many discrimination and improper retaliation cases.

Mutual aid is a voluntary exchange of services and resources between members of society for mutual benefit. In this way, people are able to build new social relationships, give what they can and receive what they need.

National Labor Relations Act: An Overview

The focus of the traditional law of unions, which makes up the major part of the area of law known as labor law, is on workers collectively and their rights as a group. This may be distinguished from employment law which focuses more on issues relating to the rights of individual employees.

• National Labor Relations Act
• labor law

A non-disparagement clause is a provision in an agreement that prohibits the involved parties from making any negative statements, remarks, or representations about each other. These types of clauses typically are found in agreements like employment contracts, separation agreements, or marital settlement agreements. 

A visa type is determined by the applicant's purpose. Immigrant visas are issued to aliens who pursue permanent living in the United States, while nonimmigrant visas are required of aliens to temporarily stay in the United States for study, work, tourism, business, medical care and so on. Once issued, the visa is placed in the traveler’s passport.

• nonimmigrant visa
• temporary visitors