There is no federal or state law in South Carolina prohibiting an employer from discriminating against an employee based on his or her sexual orientation. However, most Human Resources professionals discourage the practice. There are many private businesses and non-profit agencies in the country that have written policies
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According to the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) an Oklahoma worker is entitled to 12 weeks of unpaid job protected leave to take care of an immediate family member who has a serious health condition, or to bond with a newly adopted child, a newly placed foster
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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits an employer from discriminating against an employee based on his or her race, religion, national origin, gender or color. It covers all types of employment decisions including job transfers, promotions, disciplinary actions, training or other job-related issues. However, there is no
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In English common law during feudal times, property reverted to the King in a process called escheat. During this time, the King owned all of the land and granted land to lords who in turn granted the fiefdoms to tenants. After the tenant’s death, the land escheated or reverted
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It is illegal in Massachusetts, and most of the other states in the U.S., for an employer to delay or refuse to pay an employee on payday. The Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor, which also enforces minimum wage guidelines, allows an employer to decide
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There have been a number of court cases recently dealing with a worker’s right to return to work with light duty restrictions after an illness or injury, without conclusive results. There is no federal or state law in Pennsylvania that says a worker is entitled to a light
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Many employees in Nebraska have questions about job protection under FMLA. An employer in Nebraska, and other states in the nation, is not allowed to change an employee’s working conditions based solely on FMLA leave. The Family and Medical Leave Act permits an employee to take
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Escheat, in Arkansas real estate law, means that ownership of property reverts to the state. This most often happens when a person dies with no heirs and no will. Escheat has its origin in feudal England and Wales. In those times, all land was owned by
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An employer in New York, as well as most other states in the U.S. has the right to set the pay day for their company. But, once that payday is determined they must honor it. It is illegal to not pay employees on payday in New York
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In California real estate law if a property escheats, title to the real estate reverts to the government. Usually this means the property owner has died with no living heirs and no will. Therefore, his or her property reverts to the state government. This law is based
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In Maryland, as well as other states in the U.S., an employee with a light duty restriction is not guaranteed a job. But, there is an exemption under the Americans with Disabilities Act. If the employee meets the legal definition of being disabled, the employer must make reasonable
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In Hawaii if you own real estate and die without any living relatives under the rule of law known as escheat, your property would revert to the state government. Escheat had its origin in feudal England where all of the land was owned by the King. The
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Under regulations of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, in Indiana, if an employee takes FMLA leave he or she is guaranteed job protection upon returning to work. The employee can take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave with the assurance that when he or she
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In Idaho, and in most states of the U.S., a worker is entitled to receive his or her pay on the designated payday through guidelines of the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor. This agency is also responsible for policies dealing with minimum wage.
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The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 provides up to 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave in a 12 month employee for most Texas employees. Under FMLA, a worker is guaranteed to return to his or her job with the same benefits, working conditions, and pay as
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In Ohio, or in any other state in the U.S., there is no federal protection for an employee who feels that he is she is being discriminated on the job because of sexual orientation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 only offers protection against discrimination
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Many Kentucky employees misunderstand light duty. In general, no employer has to pay a worker if there is no suitable light duty assignment for that person. Nor does the employer have to invent a job if none exists. There is no state or federal law that requires an
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The United States Department of Labor has no law that mandates an employer in Arizona must always put an employee on light duty restrictions. But, because dealing with this situation has become more frequent, the agency has drafted a variety of regulations on the subject. Although
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The federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 provides that in Alabama, as well as the other states, employers must not decline to pay their workers on payday. Companies are allowed to decide which day of the week, or the frequency of the pay period. However, after that
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Many HR professionals agree that discrimination based on sexual orientation is a bad idea. However, there is no Alabama law, or federal law that prohibits job discrimination based on a person’s sexual orientation. This could change in the near future with the passage of ENDA by Congress. Even
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In Michigan, Lynette returns to her job after a 12-week FMLA absence. He employer tells her that even though she had a 40-hour job, while she was gone, he replaced her with Suzette. Her boss likes the job both women have been doing and thinks he is being
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It is important for Alabama citizens to understand escheat. In English common law, during feudal times, if a person was to die without a will, any property the person owned reverted to the King. During this time, the King owned all of the land and granted land to
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An employee, in Tennessee, who has been injured in an auto accident and wants to return to work on light duty restrictions, could be legally denied this request. That’s because there is no federal or Tennessee law that requires an employer to provide an employee light duty when that
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In Montana, and most other states in the nation, an employer has the right to determine the payday for her employees, under state and federal law. However, it is against the law in Montana and most other states not to pay employees on the date. For example,
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An employer in Ohio declines to hire a man he knows is gay. This decision would be legal because there is no federal law that prohibits hiring someone based on sexual orientation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discriminating against someone based on race, religion, color,
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The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that overlooks pension and health care plans that are established by private businesses and provides protection for employees who have these plans, such as pensions and 401ks. ERISA is enforced by the Employee Benefits
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Holiday pay, by most Human Resource departments, is defined as extra pay a worker receives for a day off from work on a holiday. Most companies recognize about 5 to 7 traditional holidays, such as Thanksgiving Day or the Fourth of July, as holidays for their employees.
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A worker on maternity leave has 12 weeks of unpaid job-protected leave guaranteed by the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993. In addition to the federal law, 11 states in the nation have their own family leave laws. These states are Minnesota, New Jersey, Connecticut, Hawaii,
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The issue of whether a Kansas salaried employee is entitled to overtime pay depends on a number of factors. A salaried employee can be classified as salaried exempt which means her or she is salaried but not entitled to overtime pay, or salaried non-exempt which means the employer
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In Wyoming or even in tough labor law states in the U.S. such as California, there are no federal or state laws that require an employer to pay workers for sick days. This benefit is left entirely up to the employer. However, there are 10 states in
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