| The Privacy Act of 1974 |
|
| The Privacy Act of 1974 seeks to protect individuals from unjustified invasions of their privacy by restricting the disclosure of personal information that is collected and maintained by federal agencies. More... |
|
|
| Hatch Act for State and Local Employees |
|
| Prompted by a concern that public employees might try to use the power of their offices to influence elections, Congress passed the Hatch Act in 1939. The Hatch Act limits the political activities of certain federal, state, and local employees. It does not, however, prevent these employees from participating in the political process. Congress made amendments to the Hatch Act in 1993 which broadened the types of political activities in which public employees may participate. This article summarizes the Hatch Act's application to employees of state and local governments. More... |
|
|
| Fair Labor Standards Act Class Actions |
|
| Background More... |
|
|
| 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. More... |
|
|
| The Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act |
|
| The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) was passed to regulate employee benefit plans, including employer-sponsored group health plans. In 1998, an amendment to ERISA was passed called the Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act (WHCRA), which applies to individual health plans as well as to employer-sponsored group health plans. The WHCRA establishes rights for women who are covered under health plans that cover mastectomies. It is important to note that the WHCRA does not require health plans to provide coverage for mastectomy; rather, it imposes requirements on plans that do offer such coverage. More... |
|
|