Employment Law
| Employee Benefit Plans |
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| In 1993, ERISA was amended by the Omnibus Reconciliation Act to allow children of a group health plan participant to receive health plan benefits under an order from a state court or agency in a domestic relations case even if the child was not ordinarily eligible for such benefits under the terms of the plan. Such an order is called a "medical child support order," and the child who is the subject of the order is referred to as an "alternate recipient" of the health plan benefits.
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| Unemployment Insurance -- Financing -- Funding Strategies |
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| Typically, states use one of two primary strategies to fund their unemployment insurance programs. The first, advance funding, relies on the establishment and maintenance of a sizeable fund out of which unemployment benefits can be paid. The second, known as pay-as-you-go, utilizes a system by which employers are called upon to pay into the fund on an as needed basis. Both systems are currently in use, and both have their pros and cons. More... |
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| The Equal Pay Act of 1963 |
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| In 1963, Congress passed the Equal Pay Act in an effort to equalize the largely disparate pay received by men and women who were performing the same job. The Act was an amendment to the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938. Under the Act, Congress specifies that employers may not discriminate on the basis of sex by paying women less than men, and vice versa, when they are performing "equal work." The Act predates Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Although the functions of the two Acts overlap, the Equal Pay Act remains in full force. More... |
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| Campaign Procedures Under the Labor Management Reporting and Disclosure Act |
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| Whistleblower Protection for Federal Government Employees |
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