At-will employment refers to an employment agreement stating that employment is for an indefinite period of time and may be terminated either by employer or employee. If an employment is at-will, such an agreement would typically be expressly...
employment law
employment-at-will doctrine
entry
Entry is an act of going in. Some common uses of the term “entry” in a legal sense include:
In the context of administrative law and procedure, entry is defined as “a ministerial act of recording a statement of final decision reached...Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforces federal laws prohibiting workplace discrimination. The EEOC was created by the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The employment section of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, known...
ERISA
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA), a federal statute, delineates minimum standards for the administration of private industry's pension plans and establishes the impact that federal income taxes will have on...
Fair Labor Standards Act
The Fair Labor Standards Act is a federal statute passed as part of the New Deal that regulates the hours, wages, and working conditions of employees and prohibits child labor under the majority of circumstances. The Fair Labor Standards Act...
Family and Medical Leave Act (1993)
The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 is a federal statute that requires employers with 50 or more employees to allow those employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave in the event the employee has a newborn child or the employee /...
Federal Tort Claims Act
The Federal Tort Claims Act, also known as the FTCA, is a federal statute which authorizes private tort actions against the United States where, if the United States were a private person, it would be liable to the claimant according to the...
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA) was the bill passed in 1939 that established a payroll tax to fund unemployment benefits. The tax is 6% of the first $7,000 that each employee makes in a year, and the employer is responsible for all of the...
free rider
Free rider is a description of people, entities, or provisions that benefit from the actions of another entity without contributing. Free rider concepts arise frequently in law and politics. For example, in labor law, non-union employees who...
fringe benefit
Fringe benefits are various non-wage employee benefits that are in addition to normal wages. Some fringe benefits are exempt from tax, provided certain conditions are satisfied. Section 132 of the Internal Revenue Code lists all the fringe...