Labor Laws
The Labor Laws regulates areas such as minimum wage; overtime pay; number of hours of work per week; employee benefits; workplace safety; discrimination; unemployment; disability; and workers’ compensation. Many employment laws were passed as protective labor laws and others take the structure of public insurance. The Labor Laws usually deal with the relationship and bargaining power between employer and union while employment laws deal with relationships between employers and employees. The terms labor and employment laws are synonymous and labor law is normally used.
The Employment Law covers all rights and obligations between the employer and employee relationship, including present employees, job applicants and previous employees. It deals with a broad range of legal matters, ranging from employment discrimination and unjust dismissal to issues relating to wages and workplace safety.
Employee Rights are the fundamental rights of an employee. These rights include: the right not to be subjected to discrimination on the grounds of race, national origin, skin color, gender, pregnancy, religion, disability, age, and in several cases, marital status or sexual orientation; the right to a workplace with no harassment; the right to be paid a minimum wage; the right to overtime wages; the right to a safe workplace; and the right to take leave to care for a personal cause, or subsequent the birth or adoption of a child.
