Employer’s Rights

Employment law is a broad area encompassing all areas of the employer/employee relationship except the negotiation process covered by labor law and collective bargaining. Employment law consists of thousands of Federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions. Many employment laws (e.g., minimum wage regulations) were enacted as protective labor legislation. Other employment laws take the form of public insurance, such as unemployment compensation.

Specific areas within the broad category of employment law covered under their own topical entries include Collective bargaining, Employment discrimination, Unemployment compensation, Pensions, Workplace safety and Worker's compensation.

Employment attorneys practice law specializing in protecting people in their workplace. Any kind of discrimination affecting employees, labor standards, slander, defamation or family and medical leave rights are taken into consideration by an employment lawyer.

Employment law covers a large scope of statutes including, but not limited to, tax representation, immigration law, labor relations, family law, and an employees right to go to court to be heard.

Employment attorneys defend persons in cases of sexual harassment, family leave, un-warranted dismissal, independent contractors, and infractions of union and non union related happenings.