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Unemployment Benefits -- General Issues

In addition to the Social Security program established to assist retired and disabled individuals, the Social Security Act of 1935 included a provision for a federal/state unemployment insurance program. This program provides payments to...

Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for Labor Unions

Background

Congress passed the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) in 1959 to protect union members and society from corrupt and unfair labor union practices. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978...

Unemployment Insurance -- Financing -- Funding Strategies

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...

Privacy - Personnel Files - Disclosure

A job applicant that may consider lying in order to protect herself against an embarrassing or detrimental disclosure should keep in mind that the disclosure may come about anyway during the employer's background check or an investigation by a...

Remedies Available in Title VII Employment Discrimination Actions

Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, or national origin. Actionable employment discrimination can stem from adverse employment actions such as being fired or...