UK employment law is ever-changing and it is a full time job just keeping up with the latest legislation. Everything from working hours, holiday entitlement, health and safety in the workplace to equality and diversity issues are all covered by employment law and that‘s why it is so important for both workers and employers to [...]

In June 2009, a 22-year-old Honolulu mother of three young children was sentenced to a year in prison for illegally accessing another woman’s medical records and posting on a MySpace page that she had HIV. The State of Hawaii brought charges against the woman under a state statute criminalizing the unauthorized access to a computer; [...]

As a small business owner one must constantly tell the customer they are right, and tell them that they are number one. And yet at the same time they, employment laws, must reinforce their loyalty to their own team and employees. This is often a hard line to straddle, but it is very [...]

Incapability DismissalsContrary to popular belief ‘ill health’ is a potentially fair reason for dismissal since it relates to the employee’s capability to perform the work that they were employed to do. However, in the context of incapability dismissals, the Employment Tribunal will scrutinise the procedures followed by the employer prior to termination, in order to [...]

In businesses and organizations, there are a number of laws that do exist to protect employees from abuse by their employers. They provide legal employment advice and formalities to employees of which failure by the business or organization to implement amounts to disciplinary action being taken. Such employment laws include;People with disabilities act: Any person [...]

The employment law masterclasses run by the Federation of European Employers are unique in bringing together, employment laws, legal experts from throughout Europe to talk about, employment laws, developments in their own jurisdictions. This year we shall be combining the talents of two leading international, employment laws, law firms [...]

Title VII prohibits discrimination because, employment laws, of “national origin.” The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency charged with the enforcement of Title VII, defines national origin discrimination as the denial of equal employment opportunity because of an individual’s ancestry, place of origin, or because the individual possesses the physical, cultural, or linguistic [...]

Immigration law is among the most complicated areas of law in the United States. This is due in part to language and socioeconomic barriers that face potential immigrants, employment laws, to the United States. These challenges are merely an aside to the voluminous immigration, employment laws, law extant in the USA. [...]

In many types of relationships, contracts are very important. It is generally regarded as the law governing, employment, employment laws, laws, the rights and, employment laws, obligations of both parties. It also contains other agreements, employment laws, relative to the existence and subsequent termination of the relationship.Contracts [...]

If you’re an employer or an employee, then you’ll be aware of employment law, and some of the implications of this area of law. Perhaps you need help with staff discipline, or want to know more about whether your company can make you redundant.Here’s how an Employment Solicitor can help you.1. As either an employee [...]