What is Employment Law?
Employment Law or Labor Law concerns the legal relationship between employers and employees, which arise out of an employment contract. Labor law regulates the entire relationship between employer and employee including the initial hiring process, job duties, wages, promotions, benefits, employment reviews and termination of the employment relationship. It also includes litigation on the basis of unfair labor practices and discrimination. What are the Federal rules relating to minimum wages? The Federal minimum wage for covered, nonexempt employees is $5.15 per hour. The Federal minimum wage provisions are contained in the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), and is administered and enforced by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Employment Standards Administration’s Wage and Hour Division. Many states also have minimum wage laws. In cases where an employee is subject to both the state and Federal minimum wage laws, the employee is entitled to the higher of the two minimum wages. What are t
