Employment Law
| Arbitration and Grievance Procedures under the Federal Service Labor-Management Relations Statute |
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| Uniform Trade Secret Act Overview |
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| Employers have always had some form of legal protection against former employees misappropriating their trade secrets. Because state common law, however, had evolved differently from state to state, it was uncertain what was protectable and what was not. Former employees could move to multiple states, and an employer's rights would vary from state to state. Once a trade secret was disclosed in one state, it was no longer a protectable trade secret in any state. More... |
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| The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Temporary Staffing--General Liability |
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| Temporary Staffing--General Liability) More... |
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| The U.S. Office of Special Counsel |
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| The United States Office of Special Counsel (OSC) is an independent, investigative federal agency that was created by Congress in 1978. At the time of its creation, the OSC worked directly with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB), reporting its findings of federal employment law violations to the MSPB, which would adjudicate them. In 1989, however, Congress separated the OSC from the MSPB and expanded the regulatory powers of the OSC, which is now wholly independent from the MSPB. This articles summarizes the organization and the primary functions of the OSC. More... |
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| Rights of Members of Federal Employee Unions |
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| 1n 1959, Congress passed the Labor-Management Relations and Disclosure Act (LMRDA) to protect members of private sector unions. The Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 (CSRA) and the Foreign Service Act of 1980 establish a number of rights for members of unions representing federal employees. The Office of Labor-Management Standards (OLMS), a division of the Employment Standards Administration of the United States Department of Labor, is tasked with enforcing and administering these provisions, as well as those of the LMRDA. More... |
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