| Whistleblower Protection for Federal Government Employees |
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| Overtime Pay under the Fair Labor Standards Act |
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| Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA), those employers who allow or require their employees to work overtime are generally required to pay them at a premium rate for their services. The FLSA, however, does not apply to all workers. Specifically excluded from the scope of the FLSA are: More... |
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| Accrual, Vesting, and Forfeiture of Pension Plans under ERISA |
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| The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that regulates certain employee benefits such as health plans and pension plans and specifies certain minimum standards for those plans. ERISA provides certain reporting and disclosure requirements and imposes fiduciary responsibility on the administrators of ERISA-governed plans. More... |
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| Negligent Hiring and Supervision |
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| Generally, employers can only be held liable for the bad acts of their employees if the employees are acting in the scope of their employment. However, under certain legal theories, an employer can be found liable for an employee's bad acts even though the employee was acting in a way that was not related to his employment if the bad act took place while the employee was working for the employer. More... |
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| Federal Employees Covered Under the Labor-Management Relations Statute |
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| In 1962, federal employees were first granted the right to participate in collective bargaining through labor unions of their choice. That right was expanded and solidified in Title VII of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978, known as the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute. More... |
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