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Employment Discrimination

Employment Discrimination Based Upon Conduct Or Lifestyle

A recently emerging issue in the arena of American employment law is that of whether employers may discriminate against their workers on the basis of...

What is the Fair Labor Standards Act?

Congress passed the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (FLSA) in order to eliminate labor conditions that were detrimental to the health and welfare of workers, including children. The FLSA has four major components: a minimum wage requirement,...

ERISA-Exempt Benefit Plans

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act imposes responsibilities on employers who offer benefit plans to their employees and provides certain rules and regulations concerning the administration of the plans. The rules that govern plans differ...

What is National Origin Discrimination?

Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, it is illegal for employers to discriminate against employees on the basis of their national origin. This generally means that employers may not fire, demote, or subject an employee to any other...

Churches and Title VII Liability

Title VII Background

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbids most employers from discriminating against their employees and job applicants on the basis of:

race,
sex,