Employment Law Newsletters

Anti-Discrimination Executive Order for Federal Contractors

Background and Scope

Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988

In 1988, Congress passed the Employee Polygraph Protection Act to prevent employers from subjecting applicants and employees to lie detector or polygraph tests. Under the Act, the term "lie detector" includes a:

Regulation of Common Situs Picketing--Neutral Sites

Picketing is a tool commonly used by labor unions to publicize the existence of a labor dispute with a particular employer. One type of picketing that garners particular scrutiny is common situs picketing, which occurs where an employer's work site that is targeted for union picketing is also the work site of another employer.

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."

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.