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Unemployment Benefits - Partial Benefits

If a former employee is claiming benefits against the employer, such a claim can be monetarily reduced by whatever amount of temporary or part-time work the claimant might engage in during his layoff or other type of unemployment period. Thus, if some temporary help is required for a job, it may be advantageous to review the unemployment claims to see if there are any claimants currently drawing benefits who could be called back to work.

What is the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993?

Congress passed the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 with the stated purpose of balancing the demands of the workplace with the needs of families. Congress also stated that it sought to promote and strengthen families through the Act. The Act guarantees many employees a right to take unpaid leave for certain medical or family reasons.

Transsexual Discrimination in the Workplace

Background

The Employment and Training Administration

The Employment and Training Administration (ETA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Labor. The ETA states that its mission is to "contribute to the more efficient functioning of the U.S. labor market by providing high quality job training, employment, labor market information, and income maintenance services primarily through state and local workforce development systems."

Employee Benefit Plans

The Employee Retirement Income Act of 1974 ERISA is a federal statute that dictates how employee benefit plans provided by private employers are administered. ERISA rules do not ordinarily allow pension assets to be assigned or alienated; however, one major exception applies when a pension plan participant becomes separated and divorced. In such a case, pension assets may be subject to a property division under a court order or court approval of a settlement agreement.