Employment Law
| Vicarious Liability for Torts of Employees |
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| Normally, tort law requires the party causing the injury to compensate the injured party with money. Through vicarious liability, however, a party other than the one actually causing the injury is held financially responsible for the harm. Several policy arguments exist for the imposition of vicarious liability on seemingly innocent parties. More... |
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| Accrual, Vesting, and Forfeiture of Pension Plans under ERISA |
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| The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is a federal law that regulates certain employee benefits such as health plans and pension plans and specifies certain minimum standards for those plans. ERISA provides certain reporting and disclosure requirements and imposes fiduciary responsibility on the administrators of ERISA-governed plans. More... |
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| Collective Bargaining and the |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) More... |
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| Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) More... |
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| Disabilities-Related Pre-Employment Screening |
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| The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) was passed to protect most American workers from discrimination on the basis of disabilities. Under the ADA, employers may not deny employment to or take adverse employment action against disabled employees who can perform the essential functions of their jobs with reasonable accommodation. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is tasked with enforcing the ADA. More... |
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