Employment Law
An Employment Law is a law that regulates the relationships between employers and employees.
- AKA: Labour Law.
- Context:
- It can range from being Equal Employment Opportunity Law.
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- See: Employment Standards Administration, Trade Union, Contract, Standardization, Organizational Code of Conduct, Labor Union, Occupational Safety and Health, Human Resources Management.
References
2024
- (GM-RKB ChatGPT, 2024) ⇒ Prompt: Summarize the concept Employment Law in 1- 2 paragraphs. GM-RKB ChatGPT (model: gpt-4-1106-preview). Retrieved: 2024-01-14.
- QUOTE: Employment law is a broad area of law that governs the rights and duties between employers and workers. It is designed to regulate the relationship between these two parties to ensure fair and safe working conditions and to prevent discrimination and unfair treatment. This field encompasses a set of statutes, administrative rules, and jurisprudence that address a variety of aspects of the employment relationship, including labor standards such as minimum wage, hours of work, and workplace safety; protections against discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation; regulations regarding the hiring, firing, and treatment of employees; unemployment benefits; workers' compensation; and the right to organize and negotiate collectively.
Employment law varies significantly from one jurisdiction to another and can involve both federal and state laws. For example, in the United States, key federal statutes include the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which prescribes minimum wage and overtime pay standards; the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), aimed at ensuring workplace health and safety; the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which prohibits employment discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities; and the Civil Rights Act, which prohibits employment discrimination on various grounds. The enforcement of these laws involves various agencies, like the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).
- QUOTE: Employment law is a broad area of law that governs the rights and duties between employers and workers. It is designed to regulate the relationship between these two parties to ensure fair and safe working conditions and to prevent discrimination and unfair treatment. This field encompasses a set of statutes, administrative rules, and jurisprudence that address a variety of aspects of the employment relationship, including labor standards such as minimum wage, hours of work, and workplace safety; protections against discrimination based on race, gender, age, religion, disability, or sexual orientation; regulations regarding the hiring, firing, and treatment of employees; unemployment benefits; workers' compensation; and the right to organize and negotiate collectively.
2022a
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_labor_law Retrieved:2022-11-29.
- … United States labor law sets the rights and duties for employees, labor unions, and employers in the United States. ...
2022b
- (Wikipedia, 2022) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_law Retrieved:2022-11-29.
- Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer, and union.
Individual labour law concerns employees' rights at work also through the contract for work. are social norms (in some cases also technical standards) for the minimum socially acceptable conditions under which employees or contractors are allowed to work. Government agencies (such as the former US Employment Standards Administration) enforce labour law (legislature, regulatory, or judicial).
- Labour laws (also known as labor laws or employment laws) are those that mediate the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions, and the government. Collective labour law relates to the tripartite relationship between employee, employer, and union.
2017
- (Wikipedia, 2017) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_law Retrieved:2017-10-19.
- Labour law (also known as labor law or employment law) mediates the relationship between workers, employing entities, trade unions and the government. ...