To be self-employed means one conducts business on their own, as a partner or owner, rather than working for employers. According to the instruction of IRS (on page 2), the person who will “carry on a trade or business as a sole proprietor or...
employment law
serious health condition
Under the Family Medical Leave Act, a serious health condition is defined as an overnight hospitalization (including prenatal care), including the period of incapacity or subsequent treatment in connection with the overnight care.
...sheltered workshop
A sheltered workshop is a place of employment that provides opportunities for people who are developmentally, physically, or mentally impaired. According to the United States Social Security Administration (SSA), a sheltered workshop serves...
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) is a federal program in the United States that pays benefits to injured and disabled workers and certain members of their families if the worker is “insured,” meaning they have worked for a required...
sponsor
A sponsor refers to a person who takes the responsibility for another person or thing. The common uses of the term “sponsor” in a legal sense include:
In the context of legislation, a sponsor refers to a person who introduces or...strikers
In the context of labor and employment law, there are two broad categories of strikers.
"Economic strikers" are those employees who strike in order to obtain some economic concession from the employer such as higher wages,...
tangible employment action
A tangible employment action constitutes a significant change in employment status, such as hiring, firing, failure to promote, reassignment with significantly different responsibility, or a decision causing a significant change in benefits....
tender back rule
The tender-back rule, also known as the tender-back doctrine, is a rule that is commonly associated with waiver or release agreements in an employment context. The tender-back rule requires any consideration given to an employee to be given...
tenure
Tenure, in the legal sense, refers to the medieval arrangements of land use between lords and tenants where the tenants provided service in exchange for use of the land. Today, tenure can sometimes refer broadly to a person’s right to use...
termination
Termination is an ending of something, for example employment (such as a layoff), that is not a voluntary resignation.
[Last updated in June of 2024 by the Wex Definitions Team]