| Federal Employment Merit System Principles |
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| Most civilian federal workers are employed pursuant to a merit system. Initially created by the Civil Service Act of 1883, the merit system was originally administered by the Civil Service Commission. In 1978, Congress passed the Civil Service Reform Act, which eliminated the Civil Service Commission and created several new agencies, including the Office of Personnel Management.More... |
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| Filing an Unfair Labor Practices Charge with the Federal Labor Relations Authority |
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| the Federal Labor Relations Authority)More... |
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| Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act |
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| In 1988, Congress passed the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) to ensure that most employees would be entitled to advanced notice of a plant closing or a mass layoff. Pursuant to WARN, a plant closing occurs when a facility is shut down for more than six months or when 50 or more workers lose their jobs during any 30-day period. A mass layoff usually occurs when either 500 or more workers or at least one-third of the employer's workforce is laid off during a 30-day period. More... |
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| Marital Status Discrimination - State Law |
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| Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the seminal anti-discrimination law in the federal sector, does not forbid adverse employment decisions on the basis of marital status. Many state laws, however, do protect employees or applicants from being discriminated against in employment decisions on the basis of an employee's marital status.More... |
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| Unemployment Insurance -- Financing -- Funding Strategies |
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| Typically, states use one of two primary strategies to fund their unemployment insurance programs. The first, advance funding, relies on the establishment and maintenance of a sizeable fund out of which unemployment benefits can be paid. The second, known as pay-as-you-go, utilizes a system by which employers are called upon to pay into the fund on an as needed basis. Both systems are currently in use, and both have their pros and cons.More... |
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