Automobile Accidents Child Support and Child Custody Law Disability Accommodation Discrimination Divorce Employee Benefits Employment Family Labor and Employment Pension and Benefit Disputes Personal Injury Real Estate Slip and Fall Wills and Trusts Wrongful Death Wrongful Termination The most frequent reasons for protest are those involving a protest against the payment of unemployment benefits chargeable against the employer because the claimant either voluntarily quit his employment or he was discharged for misconduct connected with his work. In regard to these bases of protests, the employer is in a unique position to know the facts because the employer was involved in the circumstances surrounding the discharge at the time it occurred and also because the facts will have occurred prior to the separation from the employer's employment of the claimant. Several other bases of protest (such as available to work and actively seeking work) are all items which may transpire subsequent to the date of separation from the employment and the circumstances of them may not even be within the knowledge of the employer. More... The Department of Labor In 1913, Congress passed a law establishing the Department of Labor (DOL). The DOL was created with the stated purpose of fostering, promoting, and developing the welfare of wage earners in the United States. It was also tasked with improving the working conditions of American employees and with advancing their opportunities for profitable employment. More... What are Right-to-Work Laws? Under most right-to-work statutes, "open shops" are required. Under an open shop structure, employees are free to choose whether or not they wish to join a union. Non-union members may not be required to pay fees to the union. More... Churches and Title VII Liability Title VII Background More...