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Employers Liability
The liability of an employer to pay damages to employees for personal injuries sustained in the course of employment.

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Employer
n. a person or entity which hires the services of another called a principal in the law of agency.
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Employer: The person or entity whose has control over your work activities.

EMPLOYER - A person or business who pays a wage or fixed payment to other person(s) in exchange for the services of such persons.

EMPLOYER. One who has engaged or hired the services of another. He is entitled to rights and bound to perform duties.

Employers who contract with the government or who otherwise receive federal funds are required to document their affirmative action practices and metrics.

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Employers' liability laws have been passed to enable an employe to recover damages from his employer under certain conditions when he has been injured through accident occurring in the works of the employer.

An employer must give an employee reasonable notice of termination unless, of course, it is with just cause, in which event no notice may be required.

An employer cannot defend a claim of direct discrimination on the basis that the discrimination was justified.

An employer must give (at least one) potentially fair reason for the dismissal. Reasons recognised as being fair are stated in s.98(2) Employment Rights Act 1996: ...

Special employer
Definition - Noun
: an employer under workers' compensation law that borrows an employee from another employer
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The right of employers to fire employees for any reason, or for no reason at all. It also gives employees the legal right to quit their jobs at any time for any reason.

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Felony
A serious crime for which the punishment is prison for more than a year or death. Crimes of less gravity are called misdemeanours.

Insurance that an employer purchases to protect against financial loss from theft by employees or other trusted individuals. See also surety bond.
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Principal
The employer or master of an employee or agent; one who authorizes another to act on his behalf.
Privilege
A benefit or immunity conferred by law.

TOP Picket : To object publicly, on or adjacent to the employer's premises, to an employer's labor practices, goods or services. The most common form of picketing is patrolling with signs.

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.

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.

an employer or person obligated to the debtor pursuant to a promissory note or contract) the court can order the third person to pay the judgment creditor in satisfaction of the judgment.

group life insurance Life insurance available through an employer or association that covers participating employees and members under one master insurance policy.

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 ...

Instead, the employer pays into the pension fund a certain amount every month, or every year, for each employee.

An employee may be able to bring a redundancy claim if they have worked for their employer for two years or more and are made redundant (e.g. closure of workplace or surplus labour situations).
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The name of an American federal labor law which was passed in 1947, and which sought to "equalize legal responsibilities of labor organizations and employers"; ie.

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, ...

Sexual Harassment: Harassment is an un-welcomed sexual advance by an employer or supervisor that becomes a condition of the employee's employment or represents a threat to the employee's continued employment.

ACAS may give free advice to employers, employees, and their respective representatives on matters of employment or industrial relations.

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.

Garnishee: An insurance company, bank, employer or others upon whom a judgment creditor has placed a Writ of Garnishment because that person or entity holds assets due the original debtor.

A type of retirement plan in which the employer pays a specified amount of money each year, which is then divided among the individual accounts of each participating employee.

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Term: Principal
Definition: The employer or master of an employee or agent; one who authorizes another to act on his behalf.
Term: Privilege
Definition: A benefit or immunity conferred by law.

Unfair labor practice - Actions by the employer which interfere with, restrain, coerce, or threaten employees with respect to their rights.

AT-WILL EMPLOYMENT: An employment relationship where the employer has the right to fire a worker for any cause at any time--usually without any notice.

respondeat superior"Let the master answer." The doctrine that employers are responsible for what their employees do and don't do.
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For instance a divorce, when a person is suppose to pay child support. IDO means the employer is directed to take money out of a pay check.
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Social Security Tax: A payroll deduction based on gross wages paid; this amount is matched by the employer as required by the Federal Insurance Contribution Act (FICA).

WRONGFUL DISCHARGE An at-will employee's cause of action against his former employer, alleging that his discharge was in violation of state or federal anti-discrimination statutes.
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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.

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.

National Labor Relations Board. (NLRB) - A federal agency which prevents and remedies unfair labor practices by employers and labor organizations ...

her employer sanctioned her conduct; (2) as a noun, it means a penalty or punishment imposed because of disapproval; e.g., the court may impose sanctions if a party refuses to comply with an order of the court.

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.

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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