Work Rights Articles
Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA)
* Employers May Discriminate in Favor of Their Most Senior Employees
(June 2004)
Sherry L. Travers of Thompson Coe Cousins & Irons, LLP
The US Supreme Court recently addressed to what extent an employer
may discriminate against its younger workers in favor of its most
senior employees.
Recent Developments In Employment Law (April 2004)
Michael C. Lasky and Daniel A. Feinstein of Davis & Gilbert
LLP
This article reviews three interesting employment law developments,
each of which reminds us of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes' words
that the law does not exist in a vacuum but responds to "felt
needs of society." Each of these developments
Supreme Court: ADEA Does Not Allow Reverse Age Claims (April
2004)
Alexis Pheiffer of Quarles & Brady
In an opinion issued February 24, 2004, the United States Supreme
Court held that the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of
1967 ("ADEA") does not prevent an employer from favoring
older employees over younger employees.
EEOC Clarifies Rules On Age Discrimination Waivers (March
2001)
David A. Anderson of Parsons Behle & Latimer
When employers decide to reduce the size of their workforces,
or to terminate an employee who is over 40 years of age, they
often offer severance pay in exchange for a release and waiver
of legal claims by the terminated employees. In 1990, Congress
pass
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
New Tax Law May Drive Down Employer Settlement Costs
Farella Braun + Martel
Prior to President Bush's signature late last week of the new
tax law (known as the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004), there
was a split of authority in courts across the country on the issue
of whether contingent attorney's fees paid directly to attorn
AB 205: The California Domestic Partner Rights and Responsibilities
Act of 2003 (August 2004)
Bingham McCutchen LLP
On January 1, 2005, the California Domestic Partner Rights and
Responsibilities Act of 2003 takes effect, and requires qualifying
employers to extend the same rights and benefits to domestic
partners registered with the State of California as currently
pr
Considering the overlap of the ADA, FMLA and Delaware Workers'
Compensation Law when dealing with absences of ill, injured,
and disabled employee (July 2004)
Wendy K. Voss of Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP
Although all may be implicated by an employee's leave of absence,
the ADA, FMLA, and Delaware's workers' compensation laws differ
in terms of their purpose, coverage, rights, and requirements.
The purpose of the FMLA is to give eligible employees the righ
General Articles
Your Legal Obligation to Temporary Agency Workers
Job loss fears over disability - BBC News - 2005-03-14
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