United States v. Darby is a Supreme Court of the United States case that revolves around the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and issues of federalism. Congress set out federal standards for employment conditions, specifically addressing...
labor law
Davis-Bacon Act
Davis-Bacon Act is a federal law codified in Title 40 of the U.S. Code that regulates prevailing wage rates on public works projects. Davis-Bacon Act basically provides that all laborers and mechanics working on construction projects which...
defined benefit plan
A defined benefit plan is a type of employee sponsored retirement plan where the amount an employee will receive is fixed. When retired, the employee will receive the same periodic amount of money agreed upon with the employer unlike plans...
defined contribution plan
Defined contribution plans are a type of retirement plan where the employee and sometimes the employer contribute to a retirement account that is put towards some investment. The employee will receive payments upon retirement that vary with...
Department of Labor (DOL)
The Department of Labor is a cabinet-level federal government body which is part of the Executive Branch. It was created in 1913 to foster and promote the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States. It aims...
disability benefits
Overview:
Disability benefits refers to money available from the government for people with disabilities. These benefits are available under Title II of the Social Security Act as Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI...
disability law
Disability law refers to laws related to individuals with disabilities; specifically, these laws protect disabled individuals from certain kinds of discrimination. Disability laws are particularly concerned with employment, housing, education...
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...
EEOC
EEOC refers to the abbreviation for the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission, a federal agency created by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, responsible for enforcement and interpretation of federal laws proscribing discrimination...
electronic surveillance
Overview
Electronic surveillance is the acquisition of information by an electronic, mechanical, or other surveillance device of the contents of any wire or electronic communication, under circumstances in which a party to the communication...