Back pay refers to compensation for work that was either already performed or work that could have been performed if not for the interference of another party.
Workers’ compensation in the United States is governed by the...
employee benefits
bargaining unit
A bargaining unit is a group of employees who have a clear and identifiable community of interests with one another. Additionally, a bargaining unit is represented by a single labor union in dealings with management such as collective...
boycott
Boycott is a term that is most frequently referenced in the context of antitrust law. It is a concerted refusal to deal with a disfavored purchaser or seller. The word is both a noun and a verb and stems from Captain Charles C. Boycott’s name...
cafeteria plan
A cafeteria plan is a written employee benefit program that allows employees to choose at least two benefits from a menu of options. As explained by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), a cafeteria plan must allow employees to choose between...
captive audience
A captive audience refers to a situation in which an employer gives speeches that discourage employees from joining a union or that are in some way anti-union. These speeches may be given to employees on company time and company property and...
casual labor
Casual labor is defined as a term of art used to refer to work that does not further the business of the employer, typically done on a one-time or very sporadic basis.
Because “casual labor” is not defined in any state...
civil case
A civil case is a private, non-criminal lawsuit, usually involving private property rights, including respecting rights stated under the Constitution or under federal or state law. For example, lawsuits involving breach of contract, probate,...
Civil Rights Act of 1964
Civil Rights Act of 1964 is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy), and religion in employment, education, and access to public facilities and public accommodations...
COBRA
COBRA, or the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, is a federal statute, passed in 1985, that provides employees and their families the right to continue group health benefits under an employers group health plan if their work...
collective bargaining
Collective bargaining is the negotiation process between an employer and a union comprised of workers to create an agreement that will govern the terms and conditions of the workers' employment.
The result of collective...