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Employment Law

Employment law is the category to search if you are having problems on the job. Employers may also need a lawyer to represent them in a lawsuit or administrative hearing an employee has filed. More on Employment Law >

All Employment Law topics:

Affirmative Action
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
Compensation, Benefits, & Pensions
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA)
Discipline/Suspension
Emotional Distress
Employee Polygraph Protection Act (EPPA)
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
Employee Rights
Employment Contracts
Employment Discrimination
Equal Pay Act (EPA)
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA)
Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transsexual, Transgender (LGBT) Rights
Government Employees
Immigration Reform & Control Act of 1986 (IRCA)
Jones Act
Labor Law

Collective Bargaining
Labor Arbitration
Labor Disputes
Labor Legislation
National Labor Relations Act (NLRA)
Picketing/Freedom of Speech
Unfair Labor Practices
Unions

Mediation/Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Occupational Safety & Health Act (OSHA)
Older Workers Benefit Protection Act (OWBPA)
Personal Responsibility & Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA)
Racial Harassment
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Section 1981 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866
Severance Packages
Sexual Harassment
Termination
Uniformed Services Employment & Reemployment Rights Act
Wage & Hour Laws
Whistleblower
Worker Adjustment & Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
Workers' Compensation
Wrongful Termination

More about Employment Law

If you are an employee, this is the category to search if you are having problems on the job. An employment lawyer who specializes in representing employees can help you fight a wrongful termination, enforce an employment contract, challenge harassment or discrimination on the job, assert your right to overtime or family leave, and much more. Employment lawyers represent employees in lawsuits against their employers (or former employers) and in administrative hearings before government agencies, such as the state labor department or unemployment compensation board. An employment lawyer can also speak for you in your dealings with a current or former employer—for example, to help you negotiate a severance package or an employment contract.

Employers need lawyers, too. Sometimes, an employer needs a lawyer to represent it in a lawsuit or administrative hearing an employee has filed—for example, to defend an employer that has been accused of discrimination, harassment, or wrongful termination. An employment lawyer can also represent an employer in dealings with government agencies that regulate employment: an audit by the Department of Labor or the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, for example. And, an employment lawyer can help an employer make sure it's in compliance with the many laws that regulate the employment relationship.