Sentences with phrase «employees against their employers»

Recently I've written about class action lawsuits by debt settlement company employees against their employers for wage issues.

The Federal Employers» Liability Act (FELA) serves as the exclusive remedy in an action brought by a railroad employee against his employer.

In Case C - 144 / 04 Mangold v Helm [2005] ECR I - 9981, the CJEU found that the general EU law principle of non-discrimination could be invoked by an employee against their employer, such that national legislation creative of a discriminatory contractual clause was disapplied.

In turn, workers» compensation laws provide the exclusive remedy for employees against their employers.

Obtained a settlement on behalf of a former employee against his employer in an Employee Retirement Income Security Act matter.

Neil's primary area of practice is the representation of employees against their employers.

Indeed, one court has recently said that «[a] civil personal injury lawsuit by an employee against an employer... was intended to be the rarest of exceptions to the immunity granted to the employer.»

Case law on employer monitoring of online activity of employees is more limited, but the new tort of intrusion upon seclusion may potentially be used in this context by an employee against an employer's activities.

Not exact matches

The employer should make sure that they have a legitimate case against the employee in this instance because many situations are covered by the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and other laws that protect employees.

Employers have always found themselves balancing the desire to provide attractive benefit compensation to their employees against the need to stay mindful of their bottom lines.

So before taking any action against employees who refuse to work, consider guidance from public authorities and whatever other employers in the same geographic area are doing.

Julie Yap, a Sacramento - based partner at Seyfarth Shaw, which represents employers, said she advises companies to emphasize their policies against harassment by non-employees as well as employees, to encourage reporting of incidents, and to require robust training.

These employees are emotionally disconnected from their companies and can potentially end up working against their employers» interests.

By making it clear that discrimination against LGBT employees is prohibited, employers will better position themselves to recruit not only the estimated three percent of the population that identifies as LGBT, but also other candidates, particularly millennials, who expect to work in a diverse and inclusive workplace,» Phillis said in emailed comments.

«Andy Puzder is against unions, calls the minimum wage and overtime «restrictions» and employees «extra cost,» and even said he wants to fire workers like us and replace us with machines that can't take vacation or sue their employers when they break the law,» the nonprofit Interfaith Worker Justice quoted Rogelio Hernandez, a Carl's Jr. cook, as saying.

Most recently, an anonymous employee aired a slew of grievances against her former employer, ZocDoc, a Yelp - like service for finding doctors, and said she had hired a lawyer to pursue action.

But still, he says, the bar for employees bringing harassment claims against their employer «is very high.»

Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced Tuesday pay transparency legislation that would require all publicly advertised job postings to include a salary rate or range, bar employers from asking about past compensation and prohibit reprisal against employees who do discuss or disclose compensation.

The main arguments raised against mandatory paid leave are generally that it's expensive, and also that even if employers don't have to pay the salaries of their on - leave employees themselves, it's still a burden to find someone to fill in while the employee is out.

These work just like bank accounts: Employers contribute funds for each employee, and each employee can submit claims against the credit he or she has built up.

Surprisingly, one in 10 employees said their employers tracked them 24 hours a day, which is against the law in all 50 states, according to TSheets.

To help leaders identify how well their benefits and perks stand up against those that employees expect or want to receive from their employer, Gallup has identified categories that reflect how important the benefits and perks previously described are to employees in general.

California law expressly requires employers to reimburse employees for business expenses and several suits proceeding against Uber are based on that state law.

This time, the focus is more narrowly on ensuring that people not be forced to agree to potential arbitration as a condition of their employment and that employers be prohibited from «threatening, retaliating or discriminating against, or terminating any applicant for employment or prospective employment or any employee because of the refusal to consent to the waiver of any right, forum, or procedure for a violation of specific statutes governing employment.»

When employees and employers work together, they can form a powerful team against medical uncertainty and the millions of lost workdays that result from incorrectly diagnosed or improperly treated conditions.

Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI) is a specific type of business insurance that protects employers against lawsuits initiated by employees.

The European Employment Directive only allows employers to discriminate against employees on the basis of religion where there is «a genuine, legitimate and justified occupational requirement» (GOR) that the employee shares the faith of the school.

So, basically these employers are forcing their relgious views on their employees by denying something that is against the owners religion.

Unfortunately employee lawsuits against employer companies together with union featherbedding and gauging are sending corporations OUT of the U.S. (and to some extent Europe) and TO India and China (and slightly tto NAFTA).

This issue arises when a woman with healthcare through her or her spouse's employer (which is how most of us get healthcare in this country) has an employer who is against contraception and does not want any employees to have access to contraception.

Mo one is saying that employees can't use contraceptives, just don't make the employer pay for them when it goes against their belief, it should be up to the business.

When in doubt, employers should consult an employment attorney to ensure that they are complying with all laws when taking any adverse action against an employee.

Under the law, an employer may take a credit against its minimum wage obligation and pay a reduced minimum wage to certain «tipped employees» (i.e. individuals who have regular customer interaction and receive more than $ 30 dollars per month in tips).

Many employers in these states, as well as in others where this sort of open sale and use is still against the law, simply decided to turn a blind eye to marijuana testing, opting instead for clear clauses in contracts that stipulate that employees may not show up for work under the influence.

This law also bars an employer from discriminating against an employee exercising this right.

Employers may not suspend, fire, or discriminate against an employee for using these rights.

Also requires employers to make a reasonable accommodation to provide appropriate private space that is not a bathroom stall, and prohibits discrimination against an employee who exercises or attempts to exercise the rights provided under this act.

Hawaii: specifically prohibits an employer from denying employment, withholding pay, demoting, or in any other way discriminating against a lactating employee.

The employer may not discriminate against an employee who chooses to express breast milk in the workplace.

In 2013 the ECtHR ruled that a British Airways employee who wished to wear a visible cross around her neck had been indirectly discriminated against, in violation of her freedom of religion, due to her employer's ban on the wearing of religious symbols.

Of course some people will want to and it is hard to legislate against it, but at the same time responsible employers should say, «I don't want to work my employees to death.

The European Employment Directive only allows employers to discriminate against employees on the basis of religion where there is «a genuine, legitimate and justified occupational requirement» (GOR) that the employee shares the faith of the school.

He successfully represented employee benefit funds against employers that refused to pay the pension and health benefits their workers had earned, and he was part of the legal team that won death row clemency for a Virginia inmate.

There was a reason why even FDR was against public employees unions and I quote «All Government employees should realize that the process of collective bargaining, as usually understood, can not be transplanted into the public service, It has its distinct and insurmountable limitations when applied to public personnel management» «The very nature and purposes of Government make it impossible for administrative officials to represent fully or to bind the employer in mutual discussions with Government employee organizations» «The employer is the whole people, who speak by means of laws enacted by their representatives in Congress.

This is particularly true since it counts the employer share of payroll taxes against the individual employee.

«It is clear that too many employers are failing in their duty to tackle harassment, bullying and prejudice against LGBT + workers and it's about time they took seriously their duty of care for their employees.

Wasn't it employers who forced employees to work in such unsafe conditions that in 1970 Congress created, and President Nixon signed into law, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration after public outcry against rising injury and death rates on the job?

(Unpaid interns were previously unable to press charges against employers in New York, as the city's civil rights code did not recognize them as employees.)

Employees will also be able to file a complaint with the city's Human Rights Commission, which can levy heavy fines of up to $ 250,000 against employers and demand that companies reinstate employees who were wrongfully teEmployees will also be able to file a complaint with the city's Human Rights Commission, which can levy heavy fines of up to $ 250,000 against employers and demand that companies reinstate employees who were wrongfully teemployees who were wrongfully terminated.

The package would also impact the private sector, with one bill seeking to codify in law that sexual harassment is an unlawful and discriminatory practice and ensure that employees of small businesses can bring claims against their employers.