The Jury Systems Improvement Act is a federal Act that is in place in order to help ensure that employees will not be discriminated against if they are called to serve on a jury. The Act applies to employees and employers in all states across the country, including Colorado.

The Disaster Unemployment Assistance program is a federal program that is in place to help workers in all states receive federal financial assistance if they have lost their jobs as a direct result of a disaster. Because the program is a federal program, it applies to employees in all states, ... continue reading

Sometimes, companies have policies that set limits on smoking breaks.  This might be a limit on the length of the break and how many breaks per day are allowed.  

Smoking breaks might be limited to five minutes, three times a day.  There might be a generous company regulation that ... continue reading

Sometimes, companies have policies that set limits on smoking breaks.  This might be a limit on the length of the break and how many breaks per day are allowed.  

Smoking breaks might be limited to five minutes, three times a day.  There might be a generous company regulation that ... continue reading

In Hawaii, and on the federal level, smoking breaks are not required under the law.

The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 requires that companies pay workers for any break that is less than 20 minutes.  Workers must also be paid for breaks that can be interrupted if they ... continue reading

Georgia does not have a law that requires companies to give employees smoking breaks.  This is true of the majority of U.S. states. Federal law also does not require companies to give employees smoking breaks either.

Adult employees, any worker over the age of 18, are not necessarily entitled ... continue reading

Whether you are an employer or an employee, you owe it to yourself to be familiar with the labor laws in your area. In some states, federal laws set by the US Department of Labor are the only laws governing labor, and in other states, the state government has legislated ... continue reading

Insurance fraud is one of the largest white-collar crimes in America today, second only to tax evasion. New York City has the dubious distinction of having the 9 th highest rate of insurance fraud cases in the nation.

In order to combat the rising number of cases, New York ... continue reading

I went looking for the Alabama Marriage Laws on the internet today and was glad to see they were easy to find and understand. Anyone planning to “Tie The Knot” in the state of Alabama should be well educated on the Alabama Marriage Laws. If you are not, then I ... continue reading

In the state of Wyoming if you are over the age of nineteen and of sound mind the law allows you to make a Will and Living Trust.  You may prepare a handwritten Will in your own handwriting or have it typed.  This must be witnessed by at least two ... continue reading