A discharge is the extinguishment or release of a legal obligation or duty. For example, a discharge of the payment of a debt means you are no longer legally obligated to pay the debt. See bankruptcy.
In the context of...
employee benefits
discrimination
Discrimination refers to different treatment for similarly situated parties, especially when no legitimate reason appears to exist. For example, an employer who rejects all female applicants and hires the first male applicant with the same...
emolument
Emolument is a salary, fee, or profit received as a compensation for services, either from employment or from holding office.
In the context of Constitutional Law an emolument is “any perquisite, advantage, profit...
employee
An employee is an individual who works under the supervision or control of an employer; a worker who is employed by an employer. An employee works in the service of the employer under an express or implied contract of hire that gives the...
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) established new standards for transparency and management of privately-sponsored employee retirement plans. The Act was a response to multiple ill-managed funds where thousands lost...
employer
An employer is an individual (a person, company, or organization) that hires another individual (an employee), pays the employee a salary or wage, and has the power to control the employee’s work duties; an individual who employs and...
employment
Overview
Employment law is a broad area encompassing all areas of the employer/employee relationship. Employment law consists of thousands of federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions. Many employment laws (such...
Employment Authorization Document (EAD)
Employment Authorization Document (EAD) (commonly known as a work permit) is a document issued by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services that allows certain aliens to work legally in the U.S. for the time period in which the...
employment discrimination
Overview:
Employment discrimination laws seek to prevent discrimination based on race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age by employers. Discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion...
employment-at-will doctrine
Overview
At-will employment refers to an employment agreement stating that employment is for an indefinite period of time and may be terminated either by employer or employee. If an employment is at-will, such an agreement would typically be expressly...