Employment Laws

Browse the United States Employment Topics

the United States employment laws identify and regulate minimum wage, pay day requirements and other related issues like union membership and organization in the United States. Choose a cross-reference from the list below for detailed information on employment laws in the United States.

The United States Wage and Hour Laws

General overview of wage and hour laws (part of employment laws) in the United States, such as overtime laws, pay day requirements, minimum wages, overtime pay, employer misconduct and meal breaks.

Civil Rights Laws and Statutes in the United States

Learn more about the United States's civil rights statutes below. You can also find additional resources and information on this topic by visiting the United States section on Civil Rights here. In that section, you may follow the cross references for state-specific (including the United States) civil rights laws. A list of entries on civil rights in the United States is available here, including the history of civil rights and other topics.

The United States Whistleblower Laws

Summary of whistleblower laws and statutes in the United States, which protect workers and public employees in the United States from retaliation, such as being fired for reporting their employer's illegal or unethical acts or claiming unsafe or illegal conditions at the workplace (see also speaking up) in the United States.

The United States Legal Holidays

General overview of certain holidays, legally recognized by the United States (referred to as “legal holidays“, but often also referred to as “bank holidays”) including days that are not official holidays but paid days off for the United States workers, and how legal holidays impact time off, premium holiday pay, and other perks for the United States employees.

The United States Civil Statute of Limitations

Summary of the United States's civil statute of limitations, which dictates time limits for filing a civil action and is intended to maintain the integrity of evidence and ensure greater efficiency. There is a list of the United States's statutes of limitations for various kinds of civil actions, including defamation; professional malpractice; fraud; personal injury; false imprisonment; damage to personal property; trespassing; and other types of civil actions.

The United States Unions and the Right to Work Laws

Summary of the United States “right to work” law, which limits some labor acts in the United States from unions, employers and union workers.

The United States Overtime Laws

General overview and explanations of the United States's overtime laws, which require some employer payments to workers for hours worked in the United States in excess (overtime compensation), with certain exceptions.

Welcome to Lawi's introductory entry on the employment laws of the United States, with authoritative yet easy-to-understand summaries of Nevada laws pertaining to the workplace and employment relationships.

the United States labor and employment laws identify minimum wage and pay day requirements, are intended to protect workers from unfair treatment or unsafe working conditions, balanced against the need of states to attract employers, and regulate issues like labor union membership and the right of workers to organize.

This introductory entry contains a number of entries on wage and hour the United States statutes and regulations, which include provisions on minimum wage, information about legal holidays, and rest periods in the United States; as well as topics such as whistleblower laws that prohibit employers from retaliating against employees for certain protected acts, overtime pay and meal breaks.

The federal government provides a base level of employee protection but the United States has its own set of labor and employment laws, that either strengthen these protections in the United States or address other, the United States-specific needs. Like most states, overtime is required for time worked beyond a limit of hours in a week in the United States. Additional information about so-called “right to work” laws is also available.