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Simple English definitions for legal terms

employment

Read a random definition: Engel v. Vitale (1962)

A quick definition of employment:

Employment law is a set of rules that govern the relationship between employers and employees. It includes many federal and state laws that protect workers from discrimination and ensure they receive fair pay and benefits. Some important areas of employment law include preventing discrimination based on things like race and age, providing unemployment benefits to workers who lose their jobs, and offering pensions to retired employees.

A more thorough explanation:

Employment refers to the relationship between an employer and an employee. Employment law covers all aspects of this relationship, including federal and state statutes, administrative regulations, and judicial decisions. The purpose of employment law is to protect workers and ensure fair treatment in the workplace.

Employment discrimination laws prohibit employers from discriminating against employees based on characteristics such as race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, physical disability, and age. Discriminatory practices include bias in hiring, promotion, job assignment, termination, compensation, retaliation, and various types of harassment.

An employer refuses to hire a qualified candidate because of their religion. This is an example of employment discrimination.

Unemployment insurance provides workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own with monetary payments for a given period of time or until they find a new job.

An employee is laid off due to a company downsizing. They apply for unemployment compensation to help cover their expenses while they search for a new job.

Upon retirement, many workers continue to receive monetary compensation from their employer in the form of a pension. There are two main types of pensions: defined benefit plans and defined contribution plans.

An employee works for a company for 30 years and then retires. They receive a monthly pension payment based on their length of employment and the wages they earned. This is an example of a defined benefit plan.

Another employee works for a company for 10 years and then retires. During their employment, the employer made regular deposits into an account established for the employee. The employee is not guaranteed a specific amount during retirement but only the amount in the account. This is an example of a defined contribution plan.

Employer Identification Number (EIN) | Employment Authorization Document (EAD)

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legallybrunettelily
15:18
conneticut is really not all that
babycakes
15:18
the big Q in the even bigger ham
15:19
the xl center is goated
babycakes
15:19
@legallybrunettelily: I’m putting a generational curse on u
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i rode on an elephant there
Mostlylegal
15:19
nice
legallybrunettelily
15:20
no babycakes please i cant take this at this time.... my best friend is from ridgefield so maybe i just aint seen it all
15:20
theres only one way to break the curse now
Mostlylegal
15:20
if conneticut left the union i think no one would be bothered
babycakes
15:20
the little R 😒
Mostlylegal
15:21
this guy is a fucking copycat
babycakes
15:21
if you left the union no one would be bothered mostlylegal
Mostlylegal
15:21
:(
babycakes
15:22
they’re saying you weren’t even really organizing or engaging in collective bargaining or picketing and actually you’re a pretty bad union member
15:22
@Mostlylegal: weird flex but okay
15:23
@babycakes: conn state is one of the major players in american affairs amigo
15:23
Like the ultra rich old ass families
Mostlylegal
15:23
dude those are literally just scabs trying to take over and get rid of thee most adamant and valuable member of the collective, I think we should setup a union within our union to protect our unionees from manipulative union structure, thoughts?
15:24
the union here is not the us? lol
legallybrunettelily
15:25
i wish loyola chicago was real omg
15:25
Sounds like you suggested to make cliques for internal division so you can benefit at the cost of the many
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lily is that your name
legallybrunettelily
15:28
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Denny
15:28
this shit too easy\
Denny
15:28
lily go to uconn hartford
Denny
15:28
uconn law
babycakes
15:28
uconn new haven is colloquially known as yale
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