Employee Retirement Income Security Act Of 1974 (ERISA) at Legal Glossary What is it? A federal law passed to protect pension rights.
Employee definition:
A person who has agreed by contract to perform specified services for another, the employer, in exchange for money.
Formerly known to the common law as servant; as in a master-servant relationship.
Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Department of Labor 2003 "interpretive bulletin," Field Assistance Bulletin 2003-3, May 19, 2003, concerning allocation of expenses in a defined contribution plan.
Employee
n. a person who is hired for a wage, salary, fee or payment to perform work for an employer. In agency law the employee is called an agent and the employer is called the principal.
Employee Assistance Program ("EAP"): A workplace program provided by the employer to assist employees in recovering from drug or alcohol abuse, emotional problems, job stress, marital discord, or workplace conflict.
Employee Verification Form: In a workers' compensation case, it's a bi-annual report of earnings to be completed by the injured employee.
EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION - Any labor union or any organization of any kind, or any agency or employee representation committee, association, group, or plan, in which employees participate and which exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, ...
EMPLOYEE. One who is authorized to act for another; a mandatory.
EMPLOYMENT.
EXEMPT EMPLOYEES: Workers not entitled to overtime, generally workers in executive, administrative or professional positions.
EXEMPT PROPERTY: In a bankruptcy, the possessions that a person is allowed to keep.
Employee
Definition - Noun
: a person usu. below the executive level who is hired by another to perform a service esp. for wages or salary and is under the other's control
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Employees pay Schedule E income tax and the employer is responsible for deducting the tax due (in accordance with the employee's allocated tax code) and paying it to the Inland Revenue.
Employees do not have a right to a job for life and can be dismissed for economic or performance reasons but they cannot be dismissed capriciously without reasonable notice or summarily upon just cause.
Employee
Someone who works under a contract of employment. Only employees are entitled to redundancy payments (see ‘redundancy' below) and to present a claim for unfair dismissal (see ‘unfair dismissal').
An employee is entitled to be provided with a written statement giving particulars of the reasons for his dismissal (ERA 1996, section 92 (1)). In most cases the employee must have been employed for one year to qualify for this right.
A fired employee's claim that the firing breached some public policy of the state. Abusive discharge claims are often brought when no claim for breach of contract or violation of a statute can be alleged.
a USPTO employee who examines (reviews and determines compliance with the legal and regulatory requirements of) an application for registration of a federally registered trademark
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Where an employee's contract is terminated, but the termination breaches the terms of the employee's contract. For example, where an employer has their contract terminated without a notice period or the notice period is insufficient.
Where an employee is threatened with a demotion (or promised a promotion) in exchange for "sexual favors." It usually comes from a supervisory or other person in a position of authority.
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ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Federal Act governing the funding, vesting and administration of pension plans.
ESTATE The nature and extent of interest which a person has in real and personal property.
Corporations Employee Cooperative
Civil Causes of Action Retaliatory Discharge
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Adjuster
An employee or agent of an insurance company who handles a casualty claim.
Admission
A statement or confession by a party to a lawsuit acknowledging that certain facts which may be against his interests are true.
ERISA - Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 - A federal law passed to protect pension rights. ERISA sets minimum standards for pension plans, guaranteeing that pension rights cannot be unfairly denied to or taken from a worker.
Termination of the employee's contract with or without notice
Expiry of a fixed-term contract
The conduct of the employer (e.g. by being unreasonable) allows the employee to leave without notice. Such a dismissal is known as a "Constructive".
This differs from abuse of discretion, in that no government official (judge, legislator, executive officer, or local bureau employee) ever has discretion to act outside his or her authority.
For example, an employee would embezzle money from the employer or a public officer could embezzle money received during the course of their public duties and secretly convert it to their personal use.
For example, the Taft-Hartley Act exempted supervisors from it's provisions, allowed employees to decline participation in union activities and permitted union decertification petitions.
Per quod servitium amisit: (Latin: by which he lost the service) Action for damages by an employer for the loss of services of an injured employee, against the person responsible for the injury.
Bailiff - A court employee who maintains order in the courtroom and who is responsible for the custody of the jury, among other functions.
Bench Trial - Trial of a case held before a judge sitting without a jury.
" If you would like to sponsor, or petition for, an employee, please see the instructions entitled "How Do I Get Immigrant Status Based on Employment?
A conflict of interest arises when a government employee's personal or financial interest conflicts or appears to conflict with his official responsibility.
In the United States, courts have since 1977 recognized some such behavior as a form of sex discrimination; not only the superior who seeks sexual access but also the employer who fails to restrain the behavior of other employees may be liable to ...
Under the employment law of some jurisdictions, judges will consider a situation where there has been a fundamental violation of the rights of an employee, by the employer, ...
Constructive dismissal - Under the employment law of some states, judges will consider a situation where there has been a fundamental violation of the rights of an employee, by the employer, ...
A federal law that requires employers to provide an employee with 12 weeks of unpaid leave during a year's time for the birth or adoption of a child, family health needs or personal illness.
Those laws which regulate (1) the structure and administration of the government, (2) the conduct of the government in its relations with its citizens, (3) the responsibilities of government employees and (4) the relationships with foreign ...
1)Commission paid to sales employee is the calculated on the basis of goods and services sold by him apart from his regular salary to increase productivity of the employees. 2)Commission also means a special group of people appointed by the ...
Do not discuss the details of the robbery with witnesses or fellow employees.
Ask any witnesses to stay until police arrive. If they can't, get their names, phone numbers and addresses.
Do not touch anything that the robber may have touched.
The term is most important as used to describe the relationship of broker and salesperson, employee or independent contractor.
of the law have been made with increasing frequency, it is impossible to suppose that they will not continue, and the law be forced to adapt itself to new conditions of society, and particularly to the new relations between employers and employees, ...
ACAS may give free advice to employers, employees, and their respective representatives on matters of employment or industrial relations.
Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) - 266 AOC employees provide statewide support services for the courts, including information, technology, personnel, financial, legal, research and purchasing services.
WRONGFUL DISCHARGE: When an employee is fired for reasons that are not legitimate, typically either because they are unlawful or because they violate the terms of an employment contract.
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Grievance - In labor law a complaint filed by an employee regarding working conditions to be resolved by procedural machinery provided in the union contract. An injury, injustice, or wrong which gives ground for complaint.
Fair Hearings Coordinator
An employee of the Department of Social and Health Services who represents the Department in fair hearings ( administrative hearings ).
Fax, filing by
See Filing.
Federal Unemployment Tax - A tax levied on employers based on employee wages paid. (FUTA tax)
Felony - A serious criminal offense. Under federal law any offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding one year.
Definition: Liability imposed on one person for the actions of another, as in the case of an employer who is vicariously liable for the acts of an employee performed in the course and scope of the employee's duties. See also Master and Servant.
Within which injuries to employees are compensable under workmen's compensation acts, is the place of employment and the area thereabouts, including the means of ingress thereto and egress therefrom under the control of the employer.
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QUID PRO QUO SEXUAL HARASSMENT- Where an employee is threatened with a demotion (or promised a promotion) in exchange for "sexual favors." It usually comes from a supervisor or other person in a position of authority.
respondeat superior - Literally, "a superior (or master) must answer." The doctrine which holds that employers are responsible for the acts and omissions of their employees and agents, when done within the scope of the employees' duties.
deputy clerk A person appointed to act in place of, or on behalf of, the clerk of court; an employee of the clerk's office.
derelict (1) forsaken; abandoned; deserted, as in derelict property; (2) neglectful, as in derelict in one's duties.
Unfair labor practice - Actions by the employer which interfere with, restrain, coerce, or threaten employees with respect to their rights.
respondeat superior"Let the master answer." The doctrine that employers are responsible for what their employees do and don't do.
respondent
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Social Security: A system of federal old-age pensions for employed persons begun in 1935. A portion of the payment is deducted from the employee's salary and an equal portion is contributed by the employer.
Civil Service Commission -A federal agency which regulates the hiring of government employees.
Garnishment: A court order to collect money or property. For example, a garnishment may be issued to an employer to pay part of an employee's wages to someone else to pay a debt or judgment.
Tort Claims Act: statutory provisions setting forth the conditions for bringing actions against the state, and other governmental entities and their employees.
For example, an employer can be held vicariously liable for actions of employees. Limitation PeriodThe statutory time limit for commencing a legal proceeding. Most limitation periods in Ontario are included in the Limitations Act, 2002.
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